Netflix’s 2-Part Crime Thriller Officially Adds a ‘Last of Us’ Season 3 Star
Netflix is developing a second season of *The Beast in Me*, which was originally conceived as a miniseries. The show’s first season was successful and won Matthew Rhys an Emmy, prompting Netflix to continue the story.
John Goodman has joined the cast as the father of Claire Danes’s character, Aggie Wiggs, and is described as a lifelong con artist. Danes is the only confirmed returning cast member so far; plot details are being kept secret, while Rhys’s character is unlikely to return because of the first season’s ending. Goodman is also due to appear in season three of *The Last of Us*.
In short
- Netflix is making a second season of *The Beast in Me*.
- John Goodman will play Aggie’s father, a lifelong con artist.
- Claire Danes is the only confirmed returning cast member.
Explained simply
The Beast in Me is a crime thriller centred on Aggie Wiggs, played by Claire Danes. Its first season was planned as a self-contained miniseries, but the story is now continuing in a second season.
Danes is the only actor confirmed to return so far. John Goodman has joined as Aggie’s father, a lifelong con artist; Matthew Rhys, whose performance in the first season won an Emmy, is unlikely to return because of how his character’s story ended. The new season’s plot has not been disclosed.
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