Is The Beast in Me Season 2 Bringing Claire Danes Back for a Howard Gordon Reunion?
Despite its limited-series label, The Beast in Me might have more to roar about—creator Howard Gordon teases positive signs for a possible season 2 in a TV Insider chat, along with a fresh reunion with Claire Danes.
For a show pitched as a limited series, The Beast in Me has been acting like it might not be done. Creator Howard Gordon is not promising anything, but he is also not shutting the door on more.
So... is season 2 actually happening?
Not officially. But Gordon told TV Insider he does see a path if the powers that be want it:
"The short answer is I would say, sure. ... I think there probably is a story there."
Gordon and Claire Danes go way back — they spent eight years together on Homeland — and The Beast in Me is their second team-up. Judging by the response, round two is going pretty well.
Is it based on a true story?
No. The series isn’t ripped from one specific case, but it absolutely raids the true-crime toolbox to feel grounded. Matthew Rhys’s character, Nile Jarvis, is modeled after the Robert Durst archetype: a wealthy real-estate figure dogged by suspicions that he killed his wife. The show also leans into familiar crime-story beats like public figures under scrutiny, planted or staged evidence, and how public opinion warps everything.
How season 1 ends (spoilers ahead)
In the finale, Nile Jarvis records a confession admitting he killed his ex-wife and his driver. He also tries to pin responsibility for the driver Teddy’s death onto Aggie, since she had long blamed Teddy for her son’s death. The courts do not buy Nile’s deflections: he is convicted and handed multiple life sentences. That does not last long — Nile is stabbed to death in prison, a hit arranged by his uncle, Rick. Aggie is cleared and moves on, publishing her second book, titled The Beast in Me.
If season 2 happens, what would it look like?
- The Aggie-and-her-dad route: Dig into Aggie’s fraught relationship with her drifter father, with a fresh murder as the engine. Messy family dynamics plus a new case could give the show a different kind of tension.
- Go anthology: New characters, new victims, new suspects — same vibe. Think the model used by HBO’s True Detective, where each season resets the board but keeps the tone and themes.
Where to watch
The Beast in Me is streaming on Netflix in the US.