Will There Be a ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Season 2? Everything You Need to Know
Netflix hasn’t renewed Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen for a second season, but showrunner Haley Z. Boston isn’t closing the door. In multiple interviews following the horror series’ finale, Boston floated both anthology and continuation ideas — leaving the show’s future an open question.
The eight-episode series, which premiered March 26, stars Camila Morrone as Rachel and Adam DiMarco as Nicky. It ended with a finale that transformed its lead character and left plenty of unfinished threads.
How Does ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ End?
The series follows Rachel in the days leading up to her wedding to Nicky. A family curse requires Rachel to marry her soulmate by sundown on her wedding day or face death.
In the finale, Nicky hesitates at the altar, leading Rachel to question their relationship. Rachel ultimately dies but is resurrected as the Witness, a figure bound to observe future events tied to the family. The curse spreads to members of Nicky’s family, resulting in multiple deaths. The series ends with Rachel leaving alone while Nicky remains behind.
Boston explained Rachel’s arc in an interview with The Express Tribune: “She realizes the opposite of doubt isn’t certainty: It’s belief. You can’t be certain about any choice you make in life or what the outcome will be. So she takes that leap, and that’s her arc.”
She added, “That causes all this chaos and mayhem, but she’s choosing herself.”
Boston also described Rachel’s transformation: “She’s reborn and leaves the relationship behind. Metaphorically, when you end a relationship, those people are dead to you in a way. They’re no longer in your life.”
Discussing the final scene, Boston said: “Cami played it so well. She’s emotional, exhausted from the week, and then there’s this small smile of, ‘I got out. I made the right choice. Now I’m on to my next adventure.’”
Will There Be a ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Season 2?
The series has not been renewed. Boston told ScreenRant that the show “was conceived of as a limited series, so it is kind of a full story.”
But she hasn’t ruled it out. In a separate interview with Deadline, she said: “I mean, it could be.”
In an interview with Variety, Boston said continuing the series “would be a great opportunity.” She described the personal roots of the project in that same interview: “This story is very personal to me. It came from a real fear of mine, something I was using to explore my own fears. I’ve thought about the show as a potential anthology, and whatever that next existential fear is, I’d need to figure out what to explore there. Horror, to me, runs deep. It allows you to explore taboo subjects and externalize internal fears. I have a lot of fears, so I’m sure there’s more to mine.”
What Could ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Season 2 Be About?
Boston suggested the show could continue as an anthology. She told ScreenRant: “I think there’s a world where it’s a totally different, very bad thing. I’d have to find another existential fear to explore.”
She also floated ways to continue the existing storyline in her Deadline interview: “At one point I thought, what if it’s Jude’s wedding in however many years, and Rachel’s still Rachel because she’s immortal? Or Nicky’s next wedding, which she has to come with witness,” she noted. “But I do view it as a complete story in and of itself, as well. So it could go on, and it could just be what it is.”
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