AMC+ has officially renewed Moonhaven for season two following its impressive season one debut. Since the sci-fi drama’s premiere on July 7, 2022, it’s become the second most-watched new series in AMC+’s history. (Dark Winds is the first.)
The six-episode first season stars Joe Manganiello (True Blood), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Emma McDonald (Queens of Mystery), and Amara Karan (Doctor Who). Ayelet Zurer (Losing Alice), Kadeem Hardison (Black Monday), and Yazzmin Newell (The Last Tree) also star.
Lodge 49‘s Peter Ocko created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Deb Spere also executive produces.
“This is such an engaging and entertaining series, brilliantly conceived and run by Peter. The story is suspenseful, provocative and prescient, and features a phenomenal cast that delivers mesmerizing performances,” stated Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “What Peter and the team are crafting for season two is next level, and the fans will be thrilled.”
“I couldn’t be more excited to return to the Moon and continue our story with this amazing cast and crew,” said Peter Ocko. “AMC+ has been a wonderful partner in bringing our world to life, and we can’t wait to continue the journey.”
Season one wraps up on August 4, 2022. Season two is expected to premiere in 2023.
The Plot: “Set 100 years in the future, the suspenseful thrill ride of a series follows Bella Sway (McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community on a 500 square mile Garden of Eden built on the moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Mother Earth.
A skeptic in paradise, Bella is sucked into a conspiracy to gain control of the artificial intelligence responsible for Moonhaven’s miracles and teams with a local detective, Paul Serno (Monaghan), to stop the forces that want to destroy Earth’s last hope before they are destroyed themselves. Tomm Schultz (Manganiello), an ex-military with a philosophical bent, is the right hand of the lead Earth diplomat to the moon, who finds his ambitions changed when he’s injected with a mind-altering moon drug.”
