Sam Claflin Has a Brilliant ‘Lazarus’ Season 2 Idea

The first full season of Harlan Coben‘s Lazarus dropped on Wednesday (October 22), and the six-part thrillride is sure to have some fans’ heads spinning … and wondering if there’s more of this to come from this twisty Amazon Prime Video original.

Lazarus is one of the most engrossing Harlan Coben series yet, in part because it was created directly for the screen, rather than based on one of his books, and in part, due to the tantalizing performances of leads Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy, and the supporting cast like Alexandra Roach, David Fynn, and Curtis Tennant, to name a few.

The story was co-created by Coben and executive producer Danny Brocklehurst. It centers on Claflin’s Joel Lazarus, a clinical psychologist following in the footsteps of his father, Nighy’s Dr. Jonathan Lazarus, until he learns that his father has died by suicide. Joel, who’s called “Laz” by his sister, Roach’s Jenna, returns home to grapple with the tragedy when he begins to experience supernatural occurrences that draw him into a series of cold cases he believes may be connected to his father’s death … and that of his other sister, who was murdered 25 years before.

We dug into the series’ biggest moments and burning questions right here, but if you’re wondering if there’s going to be Harlan Coben’s Lazarus Season 2, here’s what we know so far about that.

Is Harlan Coben’s Lazarus renewed for Season 2?

At this time, no. The first season of the series was released with all six episodes on October 22 on Prime Video. The streamer has not yet given a second-season order for Lazarus. The show is also marketed as a miniseries, which means a second season may not be in the plans for the producers. That, however, has proven to be a misnomer before in TV history, with a wealth of ostensibly “limited series” ultimately being renewed for more, so bookmark this page for continued updates on that end.

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What will happen in Harlan Coben’s Lazarus Season 2?

The series has not yet been renewed, but Claflin himself has a couple of ideas for how it could continue. If you haven’t yet watched all six episodes of Lazarus, though, do not read on, as there are MAJOR spoilers ahead.

When talking to TV Insider about the series’ twist ending, Claflin wondered if the reveal that Jenna found her father’s tapes might be the start of something supernatural for her. “You don’t know what that might be setting up, if there was ever a Season 2, whether she would then start being able to kind of connect with the outer world,” he noted.

He also reflected on the moment when Laz’s son, Aiden, is shown holding a knife in Laz’s girlfriend’s house, and it’s implied that he has murdered her. That bit gave him an inspiring idea for what could transpire in Season 2. “I think he’s done something bad to her. I think he’s ended her life. And so maybe the next moment is her coming in, but it’s the ghost of Laura, and he thinks, ‘Oh thank God, you’re still alive,’ even though she’s not,” he pondered. Considering all that happened in Season 1, the idea of Laz continuing to get visits from the beyond to solve another crime is actually quite inspired.

Lazarus, Series Premiere, October 22, Prime Video

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