Is ‘Nemesis’ returning for a second season?
Courtney A Kemp’s explosive Netflix debut, Nemesis, co-created by Tani Marole, is currently the hot topic of the streaming world, and those who have watched the heist drama know it well that the buzz is for all the right reasons.
The crime drama tells the story of two geniuses, operating on opposite sides of the law: the brilliant but hot-headed LAPD detective Isaiah Stiles, who can bend the law if that’s what it takes, and the elusive, calculating thief Coltrane Wilder, a notoriously common name behind all the infamous heists, who would break the law in a heartbeat to protect what he loves.
Nemesis debuted just in time for last weekend, on May 14th, giving viewers ample time to wrap up the heist adventure, or what’s essentially described as a subversion of the genre. While the cat-and-mouse-chase-packed thriller culminates in a shocking finale, it also leaves fans questioning if there’s more to the crime drama than only one season.
Well, as of now, Netflix has yet to renew Nemesis for a second season. However, the indicators so far are largely positive. Since premiering last Thursday, the heist thriller reached the second spot on the weekly top ten charts, right after Berlin and The Lady with an Ermine.
As is the case with Netflix, it typically analyses a show’s viewership figures and completion rate in the first 28 days of its release to make a decision about a follow-up instalment. But if it helps, the showrunners and creators have clarified that Nemesis was never really conceived as a limited series.
In fact, in one of her recent Instagram Lives, A Kemp responded to a fan, casually letting it out that there’s already a “season two blueprint” in place (via Primetimer). Meanwhile, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she also revealed having fought rather actively against putting a definitive ending to the first season arc.
“Netflix asked us to wrap it in a place where you wouldn’t need a second season, and I was like, ‘Bet, we’re not doing that,’” said Kemp, “We knew that we did not want Coltrane to get caught. We didn’t want it to feel like you did all this for nothing.”
In a separate conversation with What’s on Netflix, Kemp and Marole insisted on the importance of continuing their production in LA, which allows the prevalence of hiring opportunities, especially serving beneficial after the devastating wildfires.
“It was just after the fires that we started to shoot, too. Los Angeles was really at a low, so it was important,” Kemp said, “We really hope we have more seasons of this show so we can bring our amazing crew back.” Although there still might be time until fans get to know most certainly about Nemesis’s future, so far, the chances don’t feel unlikely.