This Dark Thriller Just Got Renewed for Season 2—While Season 1 Is Still in the Top 10 on Netflix

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It’s officially official—Untamed is coming back for season two. Netflix just greenlit the renewal 12 days after the show’s July 17 debut and honestly, I'm not surprised. The moody murder mystery has already climbed into Netflix’s coveted Top 10 and hasn’t really left since.

In case you missed the buzz, Untamed is a twisty drama set in Yosemite National Park. The (originally) limited series stars Eric Bana, Sam Neill and Rosemarie DeWitt and follows federal agent Kyle Turner, who’s assigned to investigate a woman’s mysterious death in the park. But it’s not just the case that’s haunting him—Turner is also juggling unresolved trauma from a family tragedy and trying to keep his already strained personal relationships from totally unraveling. Of course, he’s also really good at his job, and as the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear there’s more going on in Yosemite than meets the eye.

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Netflix announced the season two renewal on Tuesday, July 29, and co-creators Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith already have big plans. The new season will take Turner far from Yosemite to an entirely new national park setting, one that feels completely different in both geography and energy.

“We’ve done Yosemite. What’s the next park that could feel different from that?” Elle told Tudum. “Each national park has such a different cultural identity, geographical identity. Being able to explore those places through the case and through Turner’s journey is what’s so fascinating.”

Mark added that the mystery will evolve with the setting. “We can make the case organic to a different kind of park, a different kind of landscape, [and] not have someone just fall off another mountain,” he said.

And while the plot changes, the tone won’t stray too far. “Our theme has been that this park is our main character,” Elle explained. “We do want to maintain that thread. Whichever park we choose will be a character, and it will kind of play a role in Turner’s emotional frame of mind.”

So, with season one still fresh in everyone’s mind—and probably still half-played on your “Continue Watching” row—the only real question left is: How soon can we get season two?

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