Season two of WGN America's Manhattan will bring a lot of changes, especially now that the scientists at Los Alamos are just about ready to test the world's first nuclear weapon on the series.
With their vision for the bomb finally becoming a reality, season two will test the relationships on the base, particularly for those characters who struggle with the morality of building the atomic bomb and how that impacts them as individuals, as well as how that affects their marriages and other relationships.
In an interview with Tech Times, Manhattan cast members Ashley Zukerman, Rachel Brosnahan, Olivia Williams and John Benjamin Hickey discussed the changes in their characters that viewers will see in season two, as well as how the Trinity Test—the world's first detonation of a nuclear weapon—affects the relationships of the characters on the series.
Season one brought turmoil to the marriage of the Isaacs – Abby (Brosnahan) and Charlie (Zukerman) – while they lived on the base in Los Alamos. Season two continues to test their commitment to each other.
"It's an expansion on season one," said Brosnahan. "Obviously, we're still in the same place, physically. And on so many levels, we need each other. And on so many levels, we don't want to. You'll see an even bigger roller-coaster this season as they're grappling with things individually in a way that they weren't in season one."
Abby and Charlie also faced individual challenges in season one as they struggled to find their place with each other. But Brosnahan and Zukerman assure viewers that their marriage is still intact, especially now that Abby knows about what the scientists at Los Alamos are up to.
