Perhaps the biggest cliffhanger of this television season has nothing to do with a TV series plot, but everything to do with whether NBC plans on canceling its supernatural drama Constantine.
The series, based on DC Comics Hellblazer, had a rocky start, but slowly, fan interest in the series, along with ratings, started increasing towards the end of its run. The show has also seen high discussion on social media with its last three episodes getting a total of over 65,000 tweets.
Even after its season ended in February, the show remained a popular topic on social media, especially after NBC left its fate hanging in the balance. Twitter hashtags #Hellblazers and #SaveConstantine remain active with hopes that the series gets a season two.
After Constantine's season finale, NBC had not yet decided if the show would return for a second season. According to Constantine showrunner Daniel Cerone, the series' fate remains on hold while NBC looks at all the numbers, including social media, as well as streaming and download numbers and how well the show does internationally.
However, it seems that what's most important to the network is what the series' creators and writers have in store for Constantine's second season. Cerone recently tweeted that the pitch for the second season was due in April, with a decision coming from NBC in May.
End of April date has been set to pitch 2nd season ideas to NBC. Then they decide on a Season 2. #Constantine #SaveConstantine #Hellblazers
— Daniel Cerone (@DanielVCerone) March 29, 2015
Cerone also pointed out, though, that a popular NBC show, Law & Order, recently pulled significantly lower numbers in Constantine's previous time slot.
Can't help but notice Law & Order just pulled a .6 in our demo Fri night. Far below #Constantine's numbers. #SaveConstantine #Hellblazers — Daniel Cerone (@DanielVCerone) March 9, 2015
That, however, may not make a difference if Cerone and his team make a poor pitch for the second season of Constantine, so for those of us who are fans of the series, here's hoping that they make it good. Season one suffered from a less than stellar plot which really didn't hit its mark until nearly the end of the season, so season two needs something that's going to sound good right from the get-go.
Whatever the case, though, we'll know if our favorite chain-smoking surly hedge magician gets to return to our television sets for round two.
[Photo Credit: NBC]
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