Neagley season 2 has yet to be confirmed by Prime Video — but cast and creator already tease 'deeper emotion' and 'bigger action scenes' in new storylines

Minor spoilers for Neagley ahead. Neagley naturally had a lot to live up to as a spinoff of popular Prime Video action series Reacher , but now that I've binged all eight episodes, I think it deftly rose to the challenge. It doesn't hurt that Neagley herself (played by Maria Sten) is the most popula

<![CDATA[ <article> <p><strong>Minor spoilers for </strong><em><strong>Neagley </strong></em><strong>ahead.</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/amazon-prime-video/neagley-review"><em>Neagley </em></a>naturally had a lot to live up to as a spinoff of popular <a href="https://www.techradar.com/uk/streaming/amazon-prime-video">Prime Video</a> action series <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/amazon-prime-video/reacher-season-4-review"><em>Reacher</em></a>, but now that I've binged all eight episodes, I think it deftly rose to the challenge.</p><p>It doesn't hurt that Neagley herself (played by Maria Sten) is the most popular character aside from Alan Ritchson's hero in <em>Reacher </em>history, to the point where many Reddit threads were dedicated to mourning her absence in season 4.</p><p>However, the move to give her her own spinoff has been a wise one. <em>Neagley </em>effortlessly carries on the same vibe, emotion and expectation we have from the main series, and the exploration of Neagley's personal backstory — which finally <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/amazon-prime-video/reacher-fans-absolutely-responsible-for-prime-video-spinoff-neagley-being-made-but-the-new-series-will-solve-one-outstanding-mystery">solves a huge mystery</a> — doesn't disappoint.</p><p>In my mind, <a href="https://www.techradar.com/uk/tag/amazon">Amazon </a>would be incredibly silly not to greenlight Neagley season 2 in the next few weeks. While it's still too early to tell exactly how many viewers will be tuning in, that number is like to be a high one. Add in how much the streamer is already invested in the <em>Reacher </em>IP, and you've got a surefire success.</p><p>The wait to find out if <em>Neagley </em>season 2 will happen is a frustrating one, so I've chosen to get a jump-start. Luckily, creator Nicholas Wootton and the show's lead cast all know what they want from future episodes... and their ideas couldn't sound more exciting. </p><div style="min-height: 250px;"> <div class="kwizly-quiz kwizly-W3YpMX"></div> </div> <script src="https://kwizly.com/embed/W3YpMX.js" async></script><h2 id="39-this-is-where-we-develop-our-future-seasons-39">'This is where we develop our future seasons'</h2><div class="youtube-video" data-nosnippet ><div class="video-aspect-box"><iframe data-lazy-priority="high" data-lazy-src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BOzNaa_o9_g" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><p>"I hope we get to dig deeper into the relationships and emotionality of the show," Neagley star Maria Sten tells me. </p><p>"We have so many great action sequences in this show, and if we get another season, I want to build on that... make it even bigger. Continue to develop these characters, get them into trouble, and get them to face the consequences of their emotional problems."</p><p>Sten knows exactly which beats to hit, but she's not the only one we'd need to consider in a second season. In the final moments of the season finale, Renee (Adeline Rudolph) and Keno's (Jasper Jones) romantic relationship is tentatively cemented — so we're only just starting to scratch the surface of what's between them.</p><p>"I think for Renee, there's still a lot of unanswered questions," Rudolph says. "I personally have them too, and I'm so excited to find out about them. And to see what the next adventure is."</p><p>Jones agrees, "I kind of want to leave things open because I want to be surprised. I want to keep giving something new. Maria has done such a beautiful job of that in reprising this character... now that she has her own show, she has to bring something new to the table. I would like to hold that torch and bring that forward."</p><p>For Wootton, what season 2 holds is much more straightforward. "I've always seen <em>Neagley </em>as being a Chicago-centric show with a team," he explains. It differentiates from <em>Reacher </em>in that it has a home base and a consistent group. That means we can explore more about her psychology and movement forward.</p><p>"She's never been in love, had a first dance... all of these sorts of things. Then you've got the richness of Chicago's own crime history. It's fascinating. This is where we develop our future seasons."</p><p>Yes, I transcribed that correctly: future seasons, plural. This lot are clearly on a mission, and I'm keeping everything crossed that they'll be successful. </p><div data-widget-type="review" data-model-name="Amazon Prime Video"></div> </article> ]]>