Is ‘The Waterfront’ getting a second season?
As the month of June wraps up, one title that continues to dominate the top ten list on Netflix is The Waterfront. It might not have had a flashy launch or global fanfare, but this Southern-set crime drama has quietly built a loyal audience. Created by Kevin Williamson, the man behind Scream and Dawson’s Creek, the show blends family drama with political corruption and layered small-town secrets. Naturally, viewers are asking the next big question: Will there be a second season?
The first season follows Belle Buckley, played by Maria Bello, as she tries to hold her family’s fishing business together in a fictional North Carolina town. But this is not just a story about industry or inheritance. Beneath the surface, the show explores power struggles, legacy, marriage, betrayal, and the quiet desperation that builds over generations. Belle’s husband, Harlan, suffers two heart attacks. Their family’s future is uncertain. And Belle begins to question whether she wants to save what they have built or start over.
Season one ends without clean resolutions. In fact, it leaves more doors open than it closes. Belle seems on the verge of selling everything. Her son Cane’s increasingly volatile behaviour raises alarms. And the town’s undercurrents of corruption feel far from resolved. The show delivers slow-burn tension rather than sharp twists, and that kind of storytelling demands more time to grow. So the idea of a second season feels not only welcome but necessary.
Right now, Netflix has not made an official renewal announcement. But according to the show’s creator, that might just be a matter of time. In an interview with Screenrant, Kevin Williamson said, “There’s a whole second season that I have planned out and a third season, quite frankly. I’m hoping I get the chance to tell those stories.” That is a pretty clear sign that this show was never meant to be a one-and-done.
It also reveals something about how Williamson sees this story. He calls it different from anything else he has worked on. That shows in the tone and pacing. The Waterfront does not rely on horror tropes or teenage melodrama. Instead, it focuses on complex adult characters and emotional consequences. The pain is quieter, but it cuts deep. The storytelling takes its time, which is exactly why a second season feels like the next logical step.
Maria Bello is a strong lead, delivering a nuanced performance as a woman torn between duty, resentment, and self-preservation. Jake Weary brings intensity and unpredictability to Cane, who might just become the show’s most dangerous character. The supporting cast is also solid, giving texture to the town and making every conflict feel personal.
Netflix often watches how long shows stay in the top ten, how quickly people finish the season, and how active the conversation is online. If The Waterfront continues trending as it has this month, there is a good chance that it will return. And with a creator as experienced as Williamson already mapping out the next chapters, the show is in capable hands.
There is still a lot left unsaid in this story. The finale gave just enough to keep us hooked, but pulled back before any real closure. That kind of ending only works if there is more to come. For now, viewers will have to wait and hope that Netflix sees what they do: a show with depth, tension, and much more to say.