'Julie and the Phantoms' Season 2: What We Know

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Ever since it first hit Netflix in September 2020, fans have been seriously obsessed with the series Julie and the Phantoms. The coming-of-age story followed stars Madison Reyes, Charlie Gillespie, Owen Joyner, Jeremy Shada, Booboo Stewart, Cheyenne Jackson, Carlos Ponce, Sonny Bustamante, Jadah Marie, Sacha Carlson, and Savannah Lee May after the ghosts of three dreamy musicians from 1995 appear in main character Julie’s music studio just as she loses her passion for music. Throughout the first season, fans watched as the teen gets inspired to start making music again and creates a new band with the three boys.

After its global success, Julie and the Phantoms was nominated for 13 Emmy Awards in 2021. Following the news, Madison took to Instagram Stories and told fans she was “speechless.” The actress also teamed up with costars Owen and Charlie for an Instagram Live in June 2021 and updated fans on the future of the show. While they didn’t confirm anything at the time, the stars definitely pleaded with Netflix for more episodes. “It seems like they’re working on it, but no official pickup yet,” Charlie said at the end of the cast’s livestream.

Months later, executive producer Kenny Ortega announced via social media that the show had been canceled.

“We learned this week that Netflix will not be picking us up for another season,” he shared in December 2021. “Although our hearts are saddened, we move on with such pride for what we accomplished as a team and the family we built while creating Julie. We hope you will continue to follow us as we move forward with our work and careers.”

Although viewers have created tons of petitions to bring back the show, Kenny updated fans in March 2022, explaining that nothing is in the works just yet.

“I feel it’s some of the best work I’ve done for kids and family, and young adult entertainment. I’m proud of it,” he told Deadline. “And if it never happens again and it doesn’t have an afterlife, I’m grateful that it exists. I hope it exists forever so others can find it and watch it over the years.”

The creator added: “But you know, anything is possible. I don’t want to jinx it. If Netflix wants to carry on with it anytime in the future, perhaps someone else will be interested in it. Perhaps we could tour the kids as a music group or maybe a film. But for now, there are no plans.”

After season 1 came to an end, the show’s cast and crew had actually spilled a lot of tea on what hoped to see in a second season. , and yes, a love interest between Julie and Luke is number one on everyone’s list of storylines!

“They had a strong connection when it comes to songwriting and … if we were to get our second season, that’s where their strongest connection will be because it’s hard enough to be in a relationship,” showrunner Dan Cross told Entertainment Tonight in September 2020. “It’s even harder to be in a relationship with somebody in your own band, and it’s even harder to be in a relationship with somebody that’s dead.”

Scroll through our gallery to find out what the cast wanted to see in Julie and the Phantoms season 2.

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Alex and Willie’s Relationship

“If there’s a season two, I definitely think there would be a chance for them, I really do,” Booboo told E! News in September 2020. “There it’s too strong of a connection and too strong of a bond for it to just fall to the wayside. I think making it work is something that’s really interesting … our scenes together felt very, very close, very just like in tune. And I think ignoring that connection would wouldn’t be right, and it would be sad to see it go to the wayside so I definitely think that there’s a lot to discover there and a lot to dive into.”

The Phantoms’ Backstories

“The thing I’m hoping for, if we get a season 2, is learning more about Alex and Reggie,” Madison told Collider in September 2020. “Their characters are just so sweet and cute, and I just feel like I definitely want to learn more about their backgrounds.”

Madison added, “I just want to expand more on the characters. But I was excited to see if the boys’ powers evolve. Caleb can control so much and do all these cool things. I’m excited to see if the boys’ powers will also grow like that, as well.”

Similarly, Jeremy wants to see his character’s backstory explored more in season 2.

“If we get to do [season 2], I think we’ll see some of hopefully Reggie’s family and see his brother,” he told E! News.”We haven’t figured out where they’re all at because he still has he hasn’t found them yet. I think we’ll definitely get to play around more with the idea of Reggie almost kind of becoming part of the Molina family a little bit, especially with the Carlos relationship, her little brother. I think there might be some stuff there with kind of him getting into some mischief with Carlos, now that Carlos knows that the band are actually ghosts.”

Julie and Luke’s Relationship

“I’m excited to see where the relationship goes, especially [because] we didn’t just go right away with the two of them getting together or anything like that. It wasn’t your typical like ‘Girl meets guy, guy and girl fall in love.’ There was struggle. There was challenge,” Madison told E! News in September 2020. “They know that it’s not right and that it’s not gonna work out but the fact that they can push aside everybody else’s thoughts and just kind of care about each other for what their soul is and who they are and what they represent and project out into the world is amazing. And I feel like we should establish that especially for younger people to know that you don’t have to necessarily rush things. It’s better to just get to know a person. Also, you should listen to what people have to say, but if your heart is telling you this, and you’ve got that gut feeling, then just go for it.”

Charles also told Entertainment Tonight he’d love to explore this relationship on a deeper level.

“It’s hard because he’s a ghost and she’s a girl. I think what’s so beautiful about season 1 is you know it’s there, the energy is there, the chemistry is there but there are very specific moments where my character figures it out, there’s a specific moment where her character figures it out and they became best friends,” he said. “They write music together you know? And so, I think it’s a great message for people to realize — make sure you’re best friends with somebody before you continue, before we really ask that question on the show.”

Season 1 End

After nine episodes, fans were left on the edge of their seats after the Phantoms unknowingly struck a deal with the devil and instead of going poof, the ghosts gained the ability to touch humans! Julie’s love interest, Nick, gets possessed by the evil Caleb Covington and, of course, fans can’t forget the budding romance between Willie and Alex. So, yeah, there were a lot of questions left unanswered at the end of season 1, which is why the cast wants viewers to see more.

The Cast on Season 2

“I think that’s very much in Netflix’s hands at this point. So we’ll see what happens. It’s always weird being in that kind of waiting process where you just really don’t know. If they want us to come back and do it, we will definitely come back and do it!” Jeremy told Entertainment Weekly in August 2021. “I would love to see more of my character’s backstory, like his family and how he ended up in this trio of total dorks. Seeing how the three phantoms became as close friends as they are, essentially brothers. I would love seeing how those relationships started. It would be so fun to dive into that and see some flashbacks.”

OMGIs ‘Julie and the Phantoms’ Getting a Season 2? Here’s What We Know

Alex and Willie’s Relationship

The Phantoms’ Backstories

Julie and Luke’s Relationship

Season 1 End

The Cast on Season 2

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