The Following’s Comic-Con panel today was a huge crowd favorite as star Kevin Bacon and creator Kevin Williamson talked Season 3 of the series. They claim Season 3 will start fresh, sort of a restructuring. They showed a clip of the alternate ending to Season 2.
Warner Bros. TV’s Comic-Con panel for The Following started with a literal bang this morning, showing an alternative ending where serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) is shot by Lily Gray’s son Mark (Sam Underwood). Commenting on Carroll’s life or death and how it might impact Season 3, creator Kevin Williamson said, “We have a brand new story whether Joe is alive or dead. We don’t know how he’ll appear in season 3. We always saw it as a reset.” The cast was aware that they were shooting two endings, but did not know which one would ultimately air (we see Carroll being hauled off in chains). Nonetheless, Carroll alive leaves open his possible future involvement.
“There’s a lot of closure and resolution with Joe,” said star Kevin Bacon about the obsession his character, an FBI agent, has had throughout the series.
Other Season 3 details: Bacon’s Agent Ryan Hardy is in a better place with a romantic interest, but his stressful career chasing killers will always get in the way of his evolution. The Following will be set largely in New York this season.
New showrunner Jennifer Johnson says, “Season 3 will be Hitchcockian: What’s lurking around the corner, and what you see the aftermath as.”
So you see, there are some big changes in store for Season 3 of The Following, I only hope they can keep the suspense the first two seasons had.
Source: Deadline
