Colman Domingo, a nominee for an Academy Award and a winner of an Emmy Award, stars in Netflix’s conspiracy thriller series The Madness, which premiered on November 28, Thanksgiving Day. The series is one of the most awaited new releases on Netflix in 2024. It marks Domingo’s first big TV role since he won an Emmy in 2022 for his acting in HBO’s Euphoria.
The Madness is created by Stephen Belber, who is known for his work on projects like The Laramie Project, O.G., Rescue Me, Tommy, and What We Do Next. In the series, Domingo plays Muncie Daniels, a political media expert whose life is changed when he discovers a body in the woods and is wrongly suspected of the murder. The result is…madness!
After a long binge-watch on Netflix, the common question everyone has is if there will be a new season. Here’s what we know.
Will The Madness Return With Season 2?
The Madness has not been renewed for a second season yet, and it seems it may not come back.
There’s an important reason why The Madness season 2 probably won’t happen for those who were hoping for more after the eight-episode season. Netflix has labeled the conspiracy thriller as a limited series, meaning The Madness was created to tell a complete story and achieved that by the end of the series. The show keeps its promise and does not leave any important questions unanswered for viewers.
Without revealing any major spoilers, The Madness ends with a shocking twist as the mystery gets solved. But it’s not all bad at the end, especially not for Muncie. The ending offers some hope, which is well-deserved after everything Muncie goes through in the series.
Some shows that were called “limited series” in the past have come back for more seasons, either as direct sequels (like Big Little Lies) or in an anthology style (like The White Lotus). Netflix usually doesn’t reverse its decisions on limited series orders.