The following story contains spoilers for the entirety of Furious season 1.
I’VE BEEN TRYING to sell people on Furious, Hulu’s new cat-and-mouse FBI/serial killer thriller from creator Elizabeth Meriwether and one of the year’s very best new shows, in a couple of different ways. “Twin Peaks minus some of the weirdness,” was one. “Kind of like Killing Eve” was another. Someone else told me they heard it described as “Kind of like Dexter,” which wouldn’t have been my description, but, after thinking about it a little bit, isn’t that far off either.
The reality of things is that while some of those feel close and kind of get the vibe, Furious is special because it’s not precisely any of those things. Sure, as a crime thriller procedural of sorts, there’s a long history of shows like this and it fits into genres and categories of many that have come before it. But you can tell from the very first episode of Furious that there’s not anything else quite like this, and a major part of that is because while this story is telling a classic tale of good and evil, it fits almost perfectly into the 2026 world in which we currently live.
We live in a grim world. The news that constantly surrounds us is grim. People are messed up in all different kinds of ways. In acknowledging all of this, and even leaning into it, Furious sets itself aside from other shows. And that’s not to mention the fact that Meriwether is just really, really good at creating characters who feel real, compelling, and lived in. Emmy Rossum’s Alice, a tough, devoted FBI agent, is a revelation, one who at first seems to have some eccentric quirks that are only later revealed to be part of her tragic backstory. Scoot McNairy’s Danny Kelly, an NYPD detective with a true heart of gold, is a blast to watch as he shines through his sticky exterior. Lola Petticrew’s Catherine Grace is a smooth-operating serial killer, but not inhuman or untouchable in the way many of these villainous characters often are. And Quincy Tyler Bernstine’s Nora is an FBI division leader unlike any you’ve seen before.
That’s a lot of words to put aside what makes Furious feel so fresh and new in a sea of shows that feel familiar—but it’s true. The show’s first season finale puts a cap on what could have been one of the great single-season stories in recent history. But the show can, must, and will go on. And Furious season 2 is coming.
As we see at the end of the season, though, things have changed. If and when Furious comes back for its second go-around, this story will be different in more ways than one. And for the sake of the show, that’s a very good thing.
Will there be a Furious season 2?
Yes! Furious was officially renewed for a second season on August 27, 2026, just ahead of the show’s first season finale airing.
When will Furious season 2 come out?
That much we don’t know just yet. A conservative estimate would be about two years from now, in summer of 2028. But Furious isn’t a show that requires a ton of special effects and is mostly shot on sets and on location with minimal post-production work. So there’s a chance it could return as early as next year, in the summer of 2027. But we’ll have to see.
What would Furious season 2 be about?
The major breakthrough at the end of Furious season 1 is that the Catherine case is entirely put to bed. Catherine is in jail, Jay Easton is dead, and Alice (now on leave) and Danny (done with the NYPD, so he claims) are trying to figure their relationship out.
But in Alice’s meeting with Catherine in jail, we get an even larger revelation: Alice herself killed Jay Easton, stepping on his oxygen tube and putting her hand in his face to kill the evil bastard once and for all. And if her face at the end of the episode is any indication… she quite enjoyed it. We also know that Alice has been exploited in the past when she was underage, and after learning from Nora, is willing to bend the rules to do the right thing. We also see that she has easy access to a list of people who deserve a reckoning. Could Alice take on Catherine’s role, and become a vigilante herself?
“By the time Catherine gets to the Easton house, she doesn’t necessarily want to kill people anymore. On the flip side of that, I think Alice’s journey has brought her to a place where she is able to kill somebody,” Meriwether told The Wrap in an interview. “I was scared of it. I remember it came up in the writers’ room and it was something that I had thought about and kind of put away. Then I just felt like, ‘Why are we pulling our punches on this? Why are we holding back?’ If we’re telling the story of these two women becoming each other, it just felt right.”
Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Alice will go full Dexter in season 2. But it does mean that she’s willing to cross a line to do the right thing.
There are still plenty of things that can be explored in the next season. Jay’s daughter, Emma Easton (Hope Davis), is also still out there—and deserves her own reckoning. There’s also the matter of Alice’s video, which Jay had in his possession and was widely shared. Meriwether teased in the same interview that she knows who shot it.
“God willing, I think that’s something we will learn next season,” she said.
The bottom line is this—whether Alice is just taking on a new case or blazing her own trail, we’ll be watching Furious no matter what. Because the show is just that good.
Evan is the culture editor for Men’s Health, with bylines in The New York Times, MTV News, Brooklyn Magazine, and VICE. He loves weird movies, watches too much TV, and listens to music more often than he doesn’t.
