Will there be a Jupiter's Legacy season 2?
Season two of the superhero drama probably won't be happening – but here’s what they had planned.
Jupiter’s Legacy season – or, as it’s styled onscreen “volume” – one only landed on Netflix in early May, but it's already been decided that there won't be a direct season two.
While nobody has used the world "cancelled" original comic author Mark Millar noted that the cast have been released from their contracts, effectively ending the series. Going forward, future projects set in the Jupiter's Legacy world are set to focus on other characters and areas, including an upcoming series about supervillains.
"Jupiter’s Legacy is a vast and rich space with lots of characters to mine, and so I’m happy to share that our next step here is a live-action version of the Supercrooks comic I created with Leinil Francis Yu a few years back,” Millar said in a statement.
"Given where we’re going next, we’ve made the tough call of letting our incredible cast out of their show commitment as we continue to thoughtfully develop all realms of the Jupiter’s Legacy saga. We’re confident we’ll return to it later and just want to say thanks to you guys for your continued support and to the cast and crew who made this look so great."
Sadly, this means various storylines and cliffhangers set up in the first series' finale will now probably not come to fruition - though Millar's determination to "return to it later" does hint that there could be some sort of resolution planned, possibly through a one-off movie to wrap everything up or a spin-off animation or comic (though this is all speculation).
But what could have happened in season two and where could the story go next? We lay out everything we know about Jupiter’s Legacy season two below, but beware - spoilers for season one's final episode are included.
Will there be a Jupiter's Legacy season 2?
Given that the series has been ended, there is no release date - though a release date for spin-off Supercrooks would probably be in the 2022-2023 range.
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Who could return in a follow-up?
If the story returns in any form, it's to be assumed that the Jupiter’s Legacy season one cast (including but not limited to Josh Duhamel, Ben Daniels, Matt Lanter, Ian Quinlan, Leslie Bibb, Elena Kampouris, Andrew Horton, Mike Wade and Tenika Davis) would be back, with a possible extended role for Lanter (Skyfox) and David Julian Hirsch, who plays Union of Justice founding member Blue Bolt (above) but so far has only appeared in flashback sequences in the last couple of episodes.
And even if there is no more story for the heroes, it's possible one or more of them could crop up in cameos for Supercrooks, which is set in the same universe.
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What would be the plot of a second season?
The finale of Jupiter’s Legacy season one offers some clues as to where the story could have gone next, with Walter Sampson/Brainwave (Ben Daniels) unmasked as the mastermind behind various attacks on the Union of Justice, in a subtle bid to undermine and replace the team’s current leader (and Walter’s brother) Sheldon, aka The Utopian (Josh Duhamel).
Meanwhile, Ian Quinlan’s Hutch was determined to track down his hero-turned-villain father George/Skyfox (Matt Lanter), who had yet to be seen in the present day sections of the story.
Of course, now that the cast have been released from their contracts it's unlikely that we'll ever know what might have happened next - though anyone desperate to conclude the story could just seek out Millar's original comic books.
Jupiter’s Legacy season one is streaming now on Netflix. Want something else to watch? Check out our Sci-Fi hub or our full TV Guide.
