History has given the combat drama Six an order for a second season. The renewal announcement came with two new episodes remaining in the show’s first season. Season one of the military drama has been averaging 2.9 million viewers and is the #1 new cable series of 2017, according to History. Season two is set to begin shooting this summer and will consist of 10 one-hour episodes, up from season one’s eight episode order.
Six was created by Oscar nominee William Broyles and military special operations veteran David Broyles. William Broyles, David Broyles, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, David Glasser, Nicolas Chartier, Alfredo Barrios, Jr., George W. Perkins, Bruce C. McKenna, Barry Jossen, and Lesli Linka Glatter serve as executive producers. Karen Campbell, Barrios, McKenna, and William and David Broyles wrote season one, with retired U.S. Navy SEAL Mitchell Hall assisting as the series’ technical advisor.
The first season cast includes Walton Goggins, Edwin Hodge, Barry Sloane, Kyle Schmid, Dominic Adams, Brianne Davis, Nadine Velazquez, Jaylen Moore, Donny Boaz, Juan Pablo Raba, and Nondumiso Tembe. Season one is currently airing on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT.
“Six is a captivating drama series that embraces our recent history, while being immensely relevant in the climate of today’s culture,” said Jana Bennett, President & General Manager of HISTORY. “It has struck a genuine chord with our audience and we’re proud to continue to tell the courageous stories, both on and off the battlefield, of the complex lives of this elite military group.”
The Season One Plot: Six follows members of Navy SEAL Team Six, modern American warriors, whose covert mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with terrorists. Inspired by real missions, the series captures the inside world of America’s elite Special Operations unit – what these SEALs do, their personal lives, combat and the life-and-death decisions they make to protect and serve their country.
Six is an authentic portrayal of what it means to be a member of SEAL Team Six, a true brotherhood, the best at what they do. In the first season, former SEAL Team Six troop leader, Richard ‘Rip’ Taggart (Walton Goggins), is captured by Boko Haram and it’s up to his former SEAL Team Six brothers – led by Joe Graves (Barry Sloane), Alex Caulder (Kyle Schmid) and Ricky “Buddha” Ortiz (Juan Pablo Raba) – to put their differences aside to locate and rescue their former troop leader.
