{"id":46471,"date":"2024-02-23T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1993752"},"modified":"2024-02-23T10:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:50:01","slug":"will-there-be-an-expats-season-2-latest-news-and-speculation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/will-there-be-an-expats-season-2-latest-news-and-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there be an Expats season 2? Latest news and speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will the Prime Video series be back for more? <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 23 February 2024 at 09:00 AM<\/p>

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The Nicole Kidman-led series, Expats<\/a>, has now reached its end with the finale now ready to watch on Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After the tidal wave of emotions brought about by the series\u2019 penultimate episode<\/a>, the finale took a more introspective turn, once again centring on the three protagonists<\/a> Margaret (Nicole Kidman<\/a>), Hilary (Sarayu Blue) and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo).<\/p>\n

Throughout the series<\/a>, we saw how Margaret and her family were left to deal with the fallout from Gus\u2019s disappearance and were left to wonder what had happened to their youngest son, who had gone missing while being looked after by Mercy in a crowded night market<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The case had repercussions for all three women, with Hilary\u2019s marriage being left in pieces after her husband was initially accused and Mercy left to navigate a life filled with newfound guilt.<\/p>\n

The finale packed a couple of surprises for viewers, leaving the door relatively open about the future of the characters. But will there be a second season of Expats? Read on for everything we know so far, but be warned as there are spoilers for the Expats finale<\/strong> ahead.<\/p>\n

Will there be an Expats season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Brian Tee as Clarke and Nicole Kidman as Margaret in Expats.<\/span><\/figcaption> Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

While the series certainly ends on quite a cliffhanger, Prime Video has not renewed Expats for season 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The drama has always been described as a limited series, so it\u2019s unlikely that it was envisioned for multiple seasons, especially seeing as it\u2019s based on one novel. But as the final episode has just been released, we\u2019ll have to wait and see if that changes.<\/p>\n

When could a potential Expats season 2 be released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If a second season of Expats was to get the green light, we\u2019re sure it would take a shorter time to film than the first season. The first season was filmed in 2021, when Hong Kong still had COVID-19 quarantine rules in place, meaning that many of the cast and crew were subject to spending more than 50 days in quarantine at the time.<\/p>\n

Now, with restrictions having been lifted in Hong Kong, we\u2019re sure filming would take a shorter period of time and so, if the series was to be renewed sometime soon, we could be looking at a release date window of 2025 or 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve mentioned, the series has not been renewed just yet but we\u2019ll be sure to keep you posted if anything changes.<\/p>

Expats cast speculation: Could anyone return?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nicole Kidman as Margaret in Expats.<\/span><\/figcaption> Jupiter Wong\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As for who could star in a potential second season of Expats, if the story was to continue to follow the same characters then we\u2019d expect Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yoo to all reprise their roles for another series.<\/p>\n

However, with the theme of Expats very broad, the series could also take a turn as an anthology series and focus on a different set of characters. Mostly likely, though, we\u2019d follow the same three women as they navigate new hurdles in their lives.<\/p>\n

For that reason, the cast members we\u2019d expect to see return in Expats season 2 would be:<\/p>\n

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  • Nicole Kidman as Margaret Woo<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Ji-young Yoo as Mercy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Sarayu Blue as Hilary Starr<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Jack Huston as David Starr<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Brian Tee as Clarke Woo<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Ruby Ruiz as Essie<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    As things remained rocky between Mercy and Charly at the end of the series, we don\u2019t know whether the two would be able to reconcile their differences over Mercy having David\u2019s baby. For that reason, the future of Bonde Sham returning is up in the air.<\/p>\n

    Seeing as Margaret also leaves her family and remains in Hong Kong by herself, we would assume we won\u2019t be seeing the return of Brian Tee as Clarke or their two children, Daisy (Tiana Gowen) or Philip (Bodhi Del Rosario).<\/p>\n