Big Mistakes has been out for almost two weeks now and has managed to stay high up, if not #1 for a time, on Netflix’s top 10 list. It’s still at #3, behind only the just-released Beef season 2 and the hugely popular Trust Me: The False Prophet cult documentary. Now, questions turn to whether Big Mistakes season 2 is in the cards or not.
Well, there’s an update on that front from its co-creator and star, Dan Levy, who has a long, long-term plan for the series, with Big Mistakes far from being a one-off, as many Netflix series are. Here’s what he said about the prospect to People:
“I know how the entire show ends,” he said, and that he hopes “to tell this story for seasons and seasons and seasons.”
And then, to TVInsider, more to say:
“I know exactly what I want to see in the second season of the show…A lot of the show is written in my head at this point. All I know is that if we are given the opportunity to tell a second season, it’s going to be bigger and better, and I can’t wait to get back to the writer’s room because we have a big old story to tell.”
How likely is this to happen? After covering this sort of thing for a long while now, I can say with confidence, “very.” Why?
1) Dan Levy is an Emmy-winner who created Schitt’s Creek, one of the best modern TV comedies ever.
2) Schitt’s Creek ran for six seasons and 80 episodes, meaning Levy has done longevity with a show like this before.
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3) It has solid enough review scores from both critics (79% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences (77%) to imply that future seasons could be as good or better, and viewers would show up for more.
4) It’s a relatively cheap, half-hour comedy. At eight, 30-minute episodes, this is four hours of content for a series that is miles from being some epic blockbuster, nor is it jam-packed full of A-listers that would demand huge salaries. And cost, above all, is what moves the needle at Netflix alongside viewership, and this would seem to have both of those things working in its favor.
But is it a bad sign it hasn’t been renewed? No. Almost no shows are given a two-season order when they’re just starting out, and it was out less than two weeks ago, which would be lightning quick to hear anything. I am sure the details are being worked out. Whether it ends up being popular enough to execute Levy’s grand multi-season plan is another story, but season 2? Expect to hear some good news soon.
