Paranormal Witness will be returning for a second season as Syfy has confirmed the show’s received a 12 episode pick-up order. Filming has already begun on season 2, which is set to premiere in August 2012.
Announcing the renewal, Mark Stern, President Original Content, Syfy and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, stated, “Paranormal Witness is an edge-of-your-seat television experience and we’re thrilled that viewers made it a standout hit for us this fall. We look forward to working with Dimitri and Bart as we showcase another terrifying round of true-life hauntings.”
“We’re thrilled this series is returning; we think it is unlike anything else out there. The stories are totally gripping, visually arresting and genuinely very scary. We approach these shows as individual horror movies. We love making them and we’re convinced the series will continue to grow from its highly successful first season,” said executive producers Dimitri Doganis and Bart Layton.
According to the network, Paranormal Witness was Syfy’s top unscripted non-franchise first season series ever among adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers.
What’s It About?
“Paranormal Witness is a tense, filmic, high-octane drama-documentary series that brings to life the real stories of people who have lived through paranormal experiences that defy explanation. Using a mixture of intimate first-hand testimony, actual footage and gritty realistic drama, Paranormal Witness transports viewers into a world turned upside-down by extraordinary, terrifying and sometimes life-threatening paranormal events.”
