Renewal, cast, story and everything we know

Wild cards Season 2 is the next installment in the Canadian police procedural series and news about the upcoming season is rolling in steadily. Premiering in January 2024, Wild cards is a Canadian television show that airs on the CW in America. Starring Giacomo Gianniotti as Cole Ellis and Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell, Wild cards Follows a demoted police officer who catches a common cheating woman, Max. When Max helps Ellis solve a crime, the pair are made an offer; Max gets out of jail, and Ellis, his detective badge back, if they agree to work together.

A series of the week, Wild cards Features the odd couple who move past their initial suspicions of one another to become an effective, funny and all-around great TV police duo. The first ten episodes of the series were a hit, with 100% Season 1 Rotten tomatoes. The intelligent cases, the delightful side characters and the fantastic chemistry between the two leads all combine for a top-notch detective series. The comedic angle of the show also makes for an easy and light watch. not surprising It didn’t last long Wild cards Season 2 to be announced.

Wild Cards Season 2 has been confirmed

Season 2 will premiere in winter 2025

In May 2024, it was announced that The CW would be renewing Wild cards For season 2 (via TVLine). The announcement also revealed that there will be 13 episodes in season 2, three more than the previous season. Liz Wise Lyall, head of scripted programming at The CW, said,

“We are thrilled to order a second season of The CW’s breakout series Wild Cards. Wild Cards has clearly captured the imagination of our viewers thanks to exciting storytelling and the crackling chemistry between Vanessa and Giacomo. We are confident that Wild Cards is The kind of smart and sexy blue-sky drama that can steadily build its audience for years.

Season 2 is set to release in winter 2025.

Wild Cards Season 2 Cast

The two leads are set to return

Giacomo Gianniotti as Cole Ellis and Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell will return as the stars of the series. Other unannounced but expected returning cast members include Jason Priestley as George Graham and Dewshane Williams as Oliver. Terry Chen as Chief Lee and Karin Konovall as Commissioner Russo are also set to return Wild cards Season 2.

Morgan mentioned that she hopes Curtis Moorfield, a basketball player from episode 2, returns to the series. The character is played by James Karnik, Morgan’s real-life boyfriend, and Curtis may be responsible for killing Ellis’ brother. Morgan said,

“I hope [the killer is] Curtis Moorfield, the basketball player we met in episode 2, because that would bring my boyfriend back to set. I was like, ‘Babe, if you were the killer, you’d come back and be with me!'”

Wild Cards Season 2 Story Details

The hunt for Ellis’ brother’s killer is on

At the end of season 2, Ellis has earned his detective badge back and Max has secured her freedom. Max’s father, George, also received a lighter sentence thanks to their efforts. However, it turned out that the smuggler was actually Max’s ex-husband, Oliver, and the pair planned the final heist so that Max could abscond with the real treasure. Feeling both duped but relieved to earn his badge back, Ellis settles back into being a detective.

Season 1 doesn’t end that clean though, and suddenly Max is back, and She now knows who killed Ellis’ brother. Wild cards Season 2 is likely to focus on the hunt for Max’s brother’s killer. As for the strained romantic relationship between Alice and Max, Morgan said,

“Max does really care about him. The fact that she even went back [proves that]. She thought she was on a plane. She could have been halfway around the world even then. But she came back to tell him who killed his brother. A person with no feelings for someone would not risk their life and risk being arrested to tell this information. So we’ll see what happens.”

There is much more history to be told in Wild cards Season 2 and much more about Max and Alice’s relationship.