Why won't there be an Agatha All Along season 2?

However, it's now been confirmed, at least by one cast member, that Agatha All Along will not return for season 2, despite the series ending on a dramatic cliffhanger with many loose threads.

Here's everything we know so far about a potential Agatha All Along season 2.

Why won't there be an Agatha All Along season 2?

According to cast member Patti Lupone, there won't be a season 2 because showrunner Jac Schaeffer prefers writing one-off series.

Lupone said, "There won’t be one," when asked about the possibility of a season 2 on Andy Cohen Live.

"Jac Schaeffer, the creator, came into my trailer and she said, 'Patti, I’m just here to tell you that Lilia’s going to die,' and I went, 'But I wanted a second season.'

"[Schaffer] said, 'I don’t do second seasons.' She said, 'They wanted me to do a second season of WandaVision and I didn’t.'

"She said, 'There’s too much to write,' so she does one-offs, and I’m really hoping and praying that someday I get to work with her again because she’s magic."

That news may come as a surprise to fans, especially because Schaeffer was previously asked about the possibility of a second season in an interview with The Wrap and she didn't rule out the possibility.

"You know, it’s hard to speak about because I have a lot of awareness of what the handoffs are between different properties," she said in a cryptic answer.

"So really, all I can say is I, as a fan, am so excited about this duo of Billy Maximoff and his spirit guide, Ghost Agatha. And I think that there’s a lot of opportunity there."

While Agatha All Along stands out as one of the more successful Marvel shows in recent memory, it may very well have been envisaged as a one-and-done miniseries.

Of course, this was the case with Schaeffer's previous MCU show WandaVision, which was a self-contained study of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) that ultimately set the stage for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Likewise, Agatha All Along looks set to have ramifications for future projects, with major characters like Wiccan and Death (Aubrey Plaza's Rio Vidal) introduced – but it's too soon to say whether a second season of Agatha All Along is in their future.

The show's legacy will also live on in how it influences future Marvel commissioning decisions, with executive producer Brad Winderbaum telling Variety that the studio will be looking to tell more lower-budget stories after Agatha's success.

For reference, the show is estimated to have been produced for less than $40 million, which is far less than the jaw-dropping $212 million coughed up for the (vastly inferior) Secret Invasion.

There are plenty of Marvel and Disney Plus shows on the horizon, though, from Ironheart to Daredevil: Born Again - so watch this space!

Agatha All Along is available to stream on Disney Plus.

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