One of many Marvel Cinematic Universe’s finest TV exhibits will get a seemingly definitive replace, when followers have been ready with bated breath for years to seek out out if there might be a sophomore season.
This sequence is Hawkeye, which dropped on Disney+ through the vacation season in 2021. Presently holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes Rating, Hawkeye is the MCU’s first true vacation installment, following unique Avenger Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) as he tries to take care of a brand new case in New York Metropolis in time to return residence for Christmas, whereas being roped into mentoring aspiring superhero Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld).
Sadly, in a brand new interview with The Direct, Marvel Man showrunner Andrew Visitor, who beforehand served as a consulting producer on Hawkeye, seemingly confirmed that the second season is lifeless. Whereas the staff talked about story concepts for Hawkeye season 2, “the timing did not work out by way of Marvel and all the varied items that want to return collectively,” with Visitor suggesting that they’ve now dropped it.
Take a look at the producer’s full feedback under:
There was speak at a sure level about… we did discover creatively what season 2 of Hawkeye could be if we have been capable of do it. Sadly, the timing did not work out by way of Marvel and all the varied items that want to return collectively, however I cherished engaged on Hawkeye. I believe [Jeremy] Renner and Hailee Steinfeld are so terrific collectively, and I’d like to see extra of these two.
This replace comes after Jeremy Renner saying in Might 2025 that he turned down an “insult supply” to reprise his most iconic function, however, in September, he stated that he can be glad to return, believing there was nonetheless a narrative left to inform. Then, in October, he gave followers a lot motive to hope when he informed The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast: “We received to the place we’re attempting to do the second season. And I believe I am going to get sturdy sufficient to have the ability to do it. And we’ll work it out. It is gonna be nice.“
Renner suffered a severe snowplow accident in 2023, which left him with 38 damaged bones, however he believed right here he would have the ability to get in form once more to do the bodily demanding function. His co-star Hailee Steinfeld, in the meantime, appeared in 2023’s The Marvels and will nonetheless present up within the upcoming Avengers films with the opposite burgeoning members of the Younger Avengers, although she shouldn’t be confirmed for something.
Different Hawkeye solid members have additionally returned to the MCU since 2021. Alaqua Cox led her personal present, Echo, once more taking part in Maya Lopez, whereas Florence Pugh reprised the function of Yelena Belova (first taking part in her in Black Widow) in Thunderbolts*. Pugh alone, of those actors, is confirmed to be within the extremely anticipated Avengers: Doomsday, coming in December 2026.
Hawkeye additionally options returning MCU star Linda Cardellini as Laura Barton, Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop, and
Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, the final being made formally a part of the MCU canon for the primary time. Jonathan Igla, Mad Males author and Bridgerton producer, served because the sequence’ creator.
As at all times, the MCU’s many transferring components, expansive solid, and intense secrecy make it onerous to inform precisely what the longer term holds. However Visitor’s feedback appear to substantiate that nobody is engaged on Hawkeye, making it unlikely the present will return.
- Launch Date
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2021 – 2020
- Writers
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Don Heck, Jonathan Igla