After the success and popularity of its first season, The Peripheral Season 2’s release date has been highly anticipated among viewers. The series follows the story of a young woman who immerses herself in playing video games to escape from her mundane life. While she is great at it, she finds herself replacing her life with the same when a company sends a video game for her to test. Eventually, she finds purpose in the game while putting her family in danger.
Here’s all The Peripheral Season 2 release date information we know so far, and all the details on when it is coming out.
Is there a The Peripheral Season 2 release date?
Fans who loved watching the first season might be in for a disappointment. In a classic renewal reversal story, Amazon eventually canceled the series after its first season in August 2023, despite the fact that it was renewed for Season 2 in February 2023.
Variety reported that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes were the reason for pulling the plug on the series. Considering the ambiguity around the timeline of the strikes, it was not feasible for Amazon to take it up, leading to its cancellation a few months after its renewal. The first season aired in October 2022.
Deadline reported that the second season was supposed to go into production this year for a 2024 release, and it was in early production before the WGA strike commenced in May 2023. However, there’s some bleak hope. As per the publication’s report on September 26, 2023, the leaders have approved the tentative agreement between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and the WGA strike will end on September 27, 2023.
If everything goes on smoothly, there is a chance for The Peripheral to be renewed for a second season. As of now, nothing is confirmed. So viewers will have to hope and pray for the same to happen.
Where is The Peripheral Season 2 coming out?
The Peripheral Season 2 isn’t confirmed to release on any streaming service.
The official synopsis for The Peripheral reads:
“Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game…but it also puts her and her family in real danger.”
