Country of origin United States Original network ABC | No. of episodes 13 | |
Starring Priyanka Chopra
Jake McLaughlin
Aunjanue Ellis
Yasmine Al Massri
Johanna Braddy
Russell Tovey
Pearl Thusi
Blair Underwood Original release September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25) – present (present) | ||
The second season of the American television thriller series Quantico, ordered on March 3, 2016, by ABC, sees Alex and her training in the CIA after leaving the FBI at the end of last season. It premiered on September 25, 2016, with its first half airing in the same time slot as the first season on Sundays at 10:00 pm; however, after the mid-season finale, it was announced that Quantico had been moved to Mondays at 10:00 pm, and began airing on January 23, 2017.
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Overview
After the roller-coaster events of season one, in which she cleared her name, saved millions of lives, and discovered that the mastermind behind it all was the very man who had trained her at Quantico, American heroine Alex Parrish was given a shocking reward: She was fired by the FBI. But in the final moments of the season finale, she was given the chance to serve her country again, in the clandestine ranks of United States' top intelligence agency, the CIA. When season two begins, Alex finds herself at "The Farm", the CIA's mysterious training facility.
Development
Quantico was renewed for a second season on March 3, 2016, by ABC. On April 22, 2016, The New York Times reported that the production of the show would be moving to New York City for the second season. Show-creator Joshua Safran said that the reason for the move was because "Season 2 is going to be very much more a New York story." It was later announced that the second season will premiere on September 25, 2016. Filming for the second season started on July 13, 2016, confirmed by Priyanka Chopra. On August 10, 2016, Chopra shared the promotional poster for the second season on Instagram. It was announced after the mid-season finale had aired, that the show will move to Mondays 10:00 p.m. beginning with the mid-season premiere on January 23, 2017.
Writing
Safran called the second season more "cohesive", and will be structured like the first season as he said "Season 2 will keep the two storyline structure. This one is one full story, and then one slow thing. It's a cleaner build, that's the best I can say. It will be less confusing." but the season is structured "a little bit slower" In another interview, Safran confirmed that the structured would be "a little bit of flash forward, but the majority will be, what I like to call, the present."
Safran talked about the differences between the FBI and CIA as he said "We're very interested in the fact that the FBI's so much about being honest, truthful and living up to your badge. And the CIA is the opposite. You succeed if you can deceive. So it's going to be interesting to see. It's like a funhouse mirror of what we've seen."
Casting
After the first season had aired, showrunner Joshua Safran confirmed that the series regulars from the previous season would return for the second season, except Josh Hopkins, Tate Ellington and Anabelle Acosta whose characters were killed off in the first season. Safran expressed interest in bringing back Marcia Cross as Claire Haas after it was revealed that she was involved in the bombing scheme last season. He also revealed that they were in discussion of getting Revenge-alum Henry Czerny in the second season as the character he played in the finale is important for the story in season 2. The Hollywood Reporter announced on June 3, 2016, that Russell Tovey had joined the show as a series regular and will be playing Harry Doyle, described as a mischievous gadabout. It was reported on June 16, 2016, that the show was looking for an African-American actress in her late 20s to play a new agent named Lydia.
On July 5, 2016, it was announced that Blair Underwood will join the series as a series regular, playing CIA officer Owen Hall. Deadline reported on July 12, 2016, that South-African actress Pearl Thusi had joined the show as a series regular for the second season. She will play Dayana Mampasi, a driven, disciplined, type-A lawyer. Aarón Díaz was announced to have joined the show for the second season in a recurring role as photojournalist León Velez. On July 19, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Tracy Ifeachor and David Lim was added as recurring cast, and will be playing Lydia Hall and Sebastian Chen, respectively. Deadline reported on July 28, 2016, that Henry Czerny had been added as a major recurring role as Matthew Keyes, who he portrayed in the first-season finale. On August 2, 2016, it was announced that Aarón Díaz was promoted to a series regular role in the second season of Quantico. On January 12, 2017, it was announced that Hunter Parrish was cast in a major recurring role in the second season of Quantico. On March 13, 2017, it was announced that Krysta Rodriguez was cast in the recurring role of Maxine Griffin in the second season of Quantico.