Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is one of the most fun shows to drop on Netflix in a minute, but unfortunately it’s a miniseries. Meaning, the likelihood of Season 2 seems pretty slim. Especially since, you know, most of the characters end up dead at the end. However! Showrunner Haley Z Boston seems open to exploring another season as Rachel embarks on her new journey as “The Witness.”
Deadline asked Haley whether she intends for the show to continue or be “one and done” and her answer was definitely open-ended. “I mean, it could be,” she said. “At one point I thought, what if it’s Jude’s wedding in however many years, and Rachel’s still Rachel because she’s immortal? Or Nicky’s next wedding, which she has to come with witness. But I do view it as a complete story in and of itself, as well. So it could go on, and it could just be what it is.”
Hayley also said she views the show as optimistic in the end—despite all the death—saying “I view this as a breakup story and I view the horror elements as a metaphor. Ultimately, Rachel decides not to betray herself for this family, and why should she? And she is reborn and gets a second chance. So it is a hopeful ending, for sure, for Rachel. And then Jules lives. I wanted to make sure that the messaging was not, ‘Marriage is evil and romance doesn’t exist.’ The real point, and what I’m trying to say, is that the sin is marrying someone who isn’t the right person for you. That’s what causes the death of the soul, the death of the self. So that’s what it is. It is still hopeful and, I think, romantic.”
