While Netflix's television adaptation of Locke & Key is still weeks away from its premiere, the showrunners have already begun pre-production for a potential second season.
Executive producer Carlton Cuse revealed that a writers room has been assembled to begin scripting a second season, even without an official renewal order from Netflix. "We're writing Season 2, even though it hasn't been greenlit," Cuse told GameSpot. "We're working in a room."
The original comic book series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez concluded in 2013, but Cuse is unsure if the Netflix adaptation will work towards the same ending or move in its own direction. After all, the upcoming show will deviate from the source material as it explores the adventures of the Locke family and their spookily supernatural ancestral home.
"I think by the time we get to the end of the season, we'll have a better sense of how much longer the show can go. We've spent a lot of time talking with Joe [Hill], and I think, in concert with Joe, we'll figure out the answer to that question," Cuse said. "It is a cool ending, but again, the show's diverging from the comics and it becomes something [else]. We want to be sure that the ending works for the TV series and we're not just forcing ourselves into an ending for endings' sake. We want the ending to be something that really feels like it's the right conclusion for our story."
Locke & Key stars Darby Stanchfield (Scandal) as Nina Locke, Jackson Robert Scott (IT) as Bode Locke, Connor Jessup (American Crime) as Tyler Locke, Emilia Jones (Horrible Histories) as Kinsey Locke, Bill Heck (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) as Rendell Locke, Laysla De Oliveira as Dodge, Thomas Mitchell Barnet as Sam Lesser, Griffin Gluck (American Vandal) as Gabe, and Coby Bird as Rufus Whedon. The Netflix series premieres on Feb. 7.