Anthony Mackie promises “s—t’s gonna get blown up” inTwisted Metalseason 2. Mackie’s John Doe lived the full post-apocalyptic experience in the first season of Peacock’s TV series adaptation of the beloved video game franchise. After season 1’s intricate world-building,Twisted Metalseason 2is set to unleash some serious game-style action, as John Doe, Stephanie Beatriz’s Quiet and others become contestants in a demolition derby tournament hosted by the mysterious Calypso.
Twisted Metalseason 1 indeed provided a lot of dystopian thrills,but star Mackie hypes season 2 as being even bigger, promising explosions galore(viaEsquire):
We just finished it. We shot it in Canada and we blew up a lot of s–t. Every day we blew something up. There were days where the police would come out and be like “Y’all can’t blow this up” and we would wait for them to leave and we would blow it up anyway. It was insane. We blew up people, we blew up houses, we blew up cars. Just know some s—t’s gonna get blown up in season two it was a blast.”
What Mackie’s Promise Means For Twisted Metal Season 2
The Show Will Be More Like The Video Games
Twisted Metalseason 1 spent a lot of time establishing its world, fleshing out its main characters in the meantime, while only sporadically delivering game-faithful scenes of vehicular mayhem. That’s seemingly all set to change in season 2,which figures to take off fromTwisted Metalseason 1’s ending, and blast its way straight into post-apocalyptic demolition derby carnage.
Anthony Kerrigan plays Calypso inTwisted Metalseason 2
Mackie’s hyping of season 2’s action, some of which was brought to life despite the disapproval of Canadian authorities, comes as further confirmation thatTwisted Metalwill be more like the video games going forward. Along with more things blowing up, season 2 boasts some new cast members in Saylor Bell Curda (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), Michael James Shaw (The Walking Dead), and Lisa Gilroy (Jury Duty).
Our Take On Twisted Metal Season 2 Being More Explosive
Season 1 Did A Lot Of Work, So Season 2 Can Blow Things Up
Twisted Metalseason 1 may have swerved away from action a little too much at times. But the show’s creators knew they had a lot of storytelling pavement to lay before they could hit the gas on the carnage. That hard work is set to pay off in a second season that has a solidly-constructed world, firmly established stakes, and protagonists the audience is completely invested in. So when metal does start getting twisted (and blown to smithereens, apparently), it will feel like there’s something on the line.
Season 1 ofTwisted Metalmay not have reached the giddy heights of its fellowvideo game adaptationFallout, but like that acclaimed Prime Video offering, it did a lot of things right in adapting its source material. The show captured some of the games’ darkly cartoonish vibe,but took time for the characters to become reflective as well, and made John Doe and Quiet into fully-realized protagonists.
Those characters and others will take to the road for a battle-to-the-death straight out of aTwisted Metalvideo game when the show returns to Peacock some time in 2025.
