No Escape season 2 - Everything you need to know (2024)

No Escape spoilers follow.

Atop the luxury yacht The Blue, the first season of No Escape certainly went out with a blood-spattered bang.

The Australian authorities had been asking questions about the abandoned yacht throughout the seven episodes. What happened to the four people who were registered to be aboard? And what did suspicious Lana, who had turned up in Oz after a stay on the romantic liner days before its crew's disappearance, know about the whole thing?

The mystery was solved in a series of flashbacks in the last episode of No Escape. The tragic truth of what happened to Kitty was finally revealed, as was which of the crew did survive that bloodbath ending.

Now we've had a moment to catch our breath and process the finale, here's everything we know about the possibility of a second season for the Paramount+ thriller.

No Escape season 2 potential release date: When will it air on Paramount+?

Unfortunately, we don't yet have any word from the people at Paramount+ on whether No Escape will be renewed for a second season.

However, we can take some optimism for the show's future from the fact it was billed as a UK drama series, rather than a mini-series, ahead of its release. So, there may be more of the sea-based caper to come.

For now, it's best to check back here as we will be updating this space as and when we receive news.

No Escape season 2 cast: Who's in it?

Well, we already know that much of the cast would not be returning for a second season if one is announced, after the majority of The Blue crew members met a sticky end in the first season.

The show's star Lana, played by Abigail Lawrie, would certainly be able to return and perhaps show the aftermath of the ordeal.

In the final episode we finally learned what happened to her bestie Kitty (Rhianne Barreto), after she had been missing from the present-day timeline for the entirety of the show.

A flicker of hope emerged when the police learned a female survivor of The Blue had been found adrift, but when Lana rushed to the hospital, it was Shell (Colette Dalal Tchantcho) who had been rescued from the water.

Shell finally explained what happened on board – and how murderous rampaging Denny (Sean Keenan) had shot a crying and defenceless Kitty as she called out for Lana, before he tipped her body overboard into the Philippine Sea.

The show ended with a poignant flashback to the best friends sitting together on a beach, as they admired their matching ankle tattoos. So, perhaps Kitty could return for a second season, if only in a flashback capacity.

Adding to Denny's stomach-churning body count was his brother Aaron (Jay Ryan) and Joseph (Narayan David Hecter), before he met his own fateful end over a cliff in Australia. So, it's safe to say that unless No Escape season two was to be a prequel, none of these characters will be returning.

No Escape season 2 plot: What will happen?

The final episode of the season continued to flip between the past and the present to reveal the secrets of what unfolded on The Blue after Lana jumped ship.

Based on a novel by Lucy Clarke, the Philippines-based drama followed much of the story of the book and so would have to source new material for a second season if it gets the green light.

One of the things that would definitely be absent from the drama is the relationship that was at the core of the first season, between Lana and Kitty. They had been on the run from some wrongdoing back in the UK, which we finally learned the truth of as Lana confessed to the Australian coppers – so, could the show return to the UK with Lana to face the music for what they did to Sandra?

Perhaps, but one of the show's foundational elements was the idyllic escapist setting, so it would certainly be a shame if the drama pulled us back to the noticeably less sun-soaked lands of London.

A much more interesting prospect for a second season could be The Blue itself. While there doesn't seem much scope for this cast to regroup for another season, one of the final scenes of the show sees the cursed Blue bobbing in the waters of the Australian marina.

So the romantic yacht could be what lives on to tell another tale, particularly if the show goes down a similar route to The White Lotus, where the first two seasons did not have much narrative through-line beyond a hotel franchise and the indomitable Tanya, played by Jennifer Coolidge.

No Escape could similarly return to The Blue, with a fresh batch of misfits to go on a sojourn about the liner in the middle of the ocean – in all likelihood, with devastating results.

No Escape season 2 trailer: When can I watch it?

Let's wait on a renewal first. Until then, enjoy the season-one trailer above and all seven episodes available for a rewatch.

No Escape is now available to stream on Paramount+.