It was already a done deal but now it’s official: Fox has handed out a season two renewal to their serial killer thriller, Prodigal Son.
As Fox was renewing its lineup, Prodigal Son kept missing the list but this was all due to finalizing new deals and working around co-lead Michael Sheen’s schedule. Everything has now worked out and fans can rest easy that the show is returning. The network is likely to air the second season of the series, which also stars Tom Payne, in midseason, as a result of the COVID-19 production shutdown.
Prodigal Son has done consistently well since its debut last fall. The series was the season’s number two new scripted series after 9-1-1: Lone Star, which also airs on Fox. The show was also a very strong digital and delayed viewing performer. Michael Thorn, President for Fox Entertainment, had this to say about the renewal:
“From the moment Prodigal Son premiered, fans have been captivated by the astounding performances turned in by Tom Payne and Michael Sheen, as they go head-to-head in one of most unique family relationships on television.“Adding to these searing dynamics are the equally compelling portrayals from Bellamy Young, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage and the entire cast in a brilliant premiere season as told by Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver. We’d like to thank our friends Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, and everyone at Warner Bros. Television for helping make a series that left everyone wanting more, and we’re thrilled to have Prodigal Son return for our 2020-21 slate.”
Prodigal Son follows Tom Payne’s Malcolm Bright, son of ‘The Surgeon’, played by Sheen, who as a child was responsible for enabling the police to arrest his father. He has not seen his father in ten years after joining Quantico. Now a profiler, formerly with the FBI, until he was fired, and currently consulting for the New York Police Department, Bright is forced to confront his father after a copycat serial killer uses Whitly’s methods of killing. He finds himself drawn back into constant contact with his father as he must both use Whitly’s insights to help the police solve particularly horrible crimes and battle his own inner demons. The series also stars Bellamy Young, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage, Aurora Perrineau, and Frank Harts.
