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Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Will There Be A ‘Butterfly' Season 2? What's Next After That Insane Cliffhanger Ending
Daniel Dae Kim's new spy drama, Butterfly, is a thrilling watch from start to finish. The first season ended on a heartbreaking cliffhanger that has us all questioning one main character's motives. Is the series returning for a second season on Prime Video? Here's everything to know about the potential next installment. In the six-episode series set in South Korea, Kim portrays David Jung (Kim), a former U.S. intelligence operative who returns to the field to finish one last mission: reuniting with his estranged daughter, Rebecca (Reina Hardesty). Rebecca is working for the sinister spy organization, Caddis, which he once founded alongside former partner, Juno (Piper Perabo). Butterfly is based on the graphic novel of the same name. In an interview with Forbes contributor Joan MacDonald, Daniel Dae Kim revealed that the novel was actually set in Virginia and in Europe with white characters. But when it was brought to him as a potential project, he asked the author and the publisher 'whether or not they'd be open to changing it to Asian people or Asian Americans and set it in Korea." "Thankfully, they were open to that,' he said, noting that he eventually found the perfect balance "between respect for the original and originality." He added, 'The idea that I could have a cast full of Korean stars, as well as well-known American actors and put them in a story that is authentic to who I am, it was really a gift." After Season 1 concluded with a beloved character's stabbing and the disappearance of another, will there be a second season of the nail-biting thriller? Keep reading to learn the latest news about Season 2. Will There Be A Butterfly Season 2? Prime Video has not yet renewed Butterfly for a second season. The espionage series premiered on the streaming site on Aug. 13, so Prime Video is likely waiting to see how the first season performs before issuing a season two renewal. The good news? Within one day of its release, Butterfly has already risen to the No. 2 spot in Prime Video's Top 10 shows. Kim also told TV Insider that he hopes there will be a second season on the streamer. Based on how Butterfly Season 1 ends, there are still many plotlines to explore in a second installment. Warning: Spoilers ahead for Butterfly Season 1. How Does Butterfly Season 1 End? The Butterfly Season 1 finale begins after Rebecca is kidnapped by Caddis' men. David speeds after her and catches up to the SUV where she was taken. The car eventually drives off, and the assailant Juno sent tells Rebecca that Juno 'wants to talk.' Rebecca tells Juno that Oliver has turned, signed a witness agreement and is planning to testify against her. David approaches his father-in-law, who runs a secretive smuggling organization, and asks for men, guns and vehicles to save Rebecca. Eunju's father says he'll help David, but only if he does a favor in return. (But as Eunju says, it's never good to owe her father a favor.) Juno offers Rebecca an ultimatum after trying to create a rift between her and her father: she can either be the black sheep of the Jung family or go with Juno. There's a jet waiting to head somewhere Senator Dawson (Charles Parnell) can't catch them. Rebecca surprisingly hugs Juno, then they're alerted that the FBI is en route to Caddis. The FBI storms the Caddis building while Juno, her team and Rebecca are driving toward the private jet. But David knows where they're going, and he's headed there, too. After an intense shootout and a physical fight between David and Juno's top man Gun (Kim Ji-hoon), Rebecca escapes custody. But Juno's not too far behind, and she tries to strangle her. David kills Gun and finds Juno and Rebecca. When David points a gun at Juno, Rebecca tells her dad that she doesn't want her dead. 'She's a part of me, Dad,' she says. 'I want her to live.' They both walk away, leaving Juno alive." On her private jet, Juno accepts Caddis' defeat following the FBI takedown. She says Caddis can burn, and they'll just start somewhere new and better. She gets a surprise call from her son Oliver (Louis Landau) and tells him that David played them, insisting she would never do anything to hurt him. She apologizes for being the wrong kind of mother before the call cuts out. David and Rebecca reunite with David's family, and they go out to eat together, finally feeling safe. Before they leave, David's wife, Eunju, excuses herself to go to the restroom, and Rebecca says she'll join her. When David goes to check on them, he finds blood splattered everywhere and his wife bleeding out. He asks her who did this, then asks if it was Rebecca, but his wife doesn't answer. He screams Rebecca's name in agony. What Will Butterfly Season 2 Be About? If Butterfly is renewed for a second season, the story will likely pick up with David hunting for the truth behind who stabbed his wife, including whether it was his daughter Rebecca, who could be deceiving him and still secretly working with Juno. Meanwhile, with Caddis finished, Juno is preparing to launch a new secret organization in a different location that doesn't abide by American law. 'What I like about the show is that we're already establishing that it's an international show," Kim also told TV Insider. "So it makes the world our oyster. We could go anywhere. And given the nature of what David and Rebecca do, you could see them traveling. You could see them settling somewhere else. That's kind of the goal at the start of Season 1. So we'll see.' Perabo, who plays Juno, added, 'My character and Daniel Dae Kim's, we just meet in one scene right at the end. And so in a Season 2, I'd like to see their dynamic together because that's what kind of got this all started. And they seem like such an unlikely couple duo. I'd like to see that in action.' Watch the official trailer for Butterfly below.
South China Morning Post
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Kiss and tail: China's hit spy drama gets real-life tips from top security agency
What's in a kiss? If it was delivered by one of the stars of China's new hit television spy drama, the smooch may have come with a plot twist. Advertisement The tools of the trade in the world of espionage have taken centre stage in The Secret Path, which debuted on April 28 during prime time on China's state-run CCTV, about two weeks after Beijing held its 10th annual National Security Education Day. Like most spy dramas, the series about government agents tasked with protecting China's nuclear secrets in the shadowy world of counter-espionage comes with plenty of hi-tech gadgets and a few deadly props: a handbag that transforms into a deadly weapon, drops of poison on a door handle, and a scanner powerful enough to steal the content of a nearby computer. Director Liu Jiang said that all of the details of 'modern spy warfare' featured in his 28-episode series had been produced 'under the guidance' of the Ministry of State Security (MSS), China's top intelligence agency. 'The crew has rigorously recreated [details, including] the nuclear power plant security process, and hi-tech espionage methods,' Liu said in an interview with the official Beijing Daily published on Wednesday. Advertisement State security personnel were on site to check every shot to ensure the drama stayed as realistic as possible without revealing top secrets, according to Liu. The MSS supervising producers oversaw seemingly minor details, such as how a character would use a mobile phone – never during a confidential meeting, while only using personal phones when off duty.
