Breaking It DownEverything We Know About ‘Outer Banks’ Season 2: Release Date, Full Cast and More

Season 2 Confirmation

Yes! On July 24, Netflix confirmed that Outer Banks season 2 is officially in the works! The show’s official Instagram account posted a photo of the season 2 poster alongside the caption, “See you in the Bahamas.”

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Filming Season 2

According to their social media posts, the gang is officially back together again! Outer Banks‘ five main stars took to Instagram and all shared a photo of themselves jumping for joy on September 4.

“This just in, it appears to be a group of teenagers uniting to create some form of outrageous entertainment … could it be?” Rudy captioned his Instagram post.

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📜…BREAKING! This just in, it appears to be a group of teenagers uniting to create some form of outrageous entertainment… could it be? WELL HOT DAMN… ITS OBX2

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Who’s Returning?

The show wouldn’t be the same without its original group of teens — nicknamed the “Pogues” — so fans can expect to see Chase, Madelyn, Madison, Rudy, Jonathan, Austin and Drew on their screens for season 2.

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In April 2021, Deadline announced that actress Carlacia Grant would also be joining the cast as a character named Cleo who butts heads with all the fan-favorite characters.

Season 1 End

After 10 episodes and a treasure hunt for $400 million in gold, characters John B and Sarah found themselves in a shipwreck after a huge storm hit the Outer Banks. All their friends think they’re dead, but the couple was actually saved by a group of fishermen headed to the Bahamas.

“Last season ended with John B and Sarah realizing that they’re en route to Nassau, which they know is where Ward has the gold, so they know they’re going in the right direction,” Chase told Entertainment Weekly in July 2021. “But not with the looming reality that John B is wanted for a murder that he didn’t commit. John B is one of the most glass-half-full individuals I’ve ever come across, so he’s always coming at things from an optimistic mindset. But it will be interesting to see how he operates with a murder charger hanging over his head and the majority of the world thinking he killed a police officer.”

Premiere Date

Netflix announced that the show is officially set to premiere on July 30, 2021! There will be 10 episodes in the new season, and the show’s official Instagram account shared all the names.

Season 2 Plot Points

Although the cast and crew have kept quiet about what fans can expect to see, Madison told People in October 2020 that, “you’ll see a lot of diversity and range in our acting.” As for her character’s romantic storyline with Johnathan’s Pope, fans will be seeing that explored as well.

“We’re figuring out what the kiss meant in season 2,” she told People. “We’ve been friends for so long, and it was also in the heat of the moment … we’re all dealing with this grief in very different ways, so it’s interesting to see how our relationships will differ when we’re all feeling this hurt.”

Chase caught up with J-14 in July 2020 and teased some possible scenes filmed on location in the Bahamas.

“I think the Caribbean landscape is just so beautiful and the culture down there is so vibrant. To be able to spend time down there for an extended period of time, it would be absolutely a dream,” the actor, 27, gushed.

He also addressed the major fan theory that his character’s dad isn’t actually dead after all.

“Wouldn’t that be cool?” Chase said. “Part of me wants to believe, as a son, that my dad could be alive… It’s hard to believe that he’s alive somewhere in The Bahamas, but fingers crossed. I hope The Bahamas opens a whole world of adventures for us, so we’ll see.”

Madison told Seventeen that theres’s going to be “a whole new dynamic” in the second season.

“How do you go about life without your best friend? I think it’s going to be rough on everyone,” she dished during an April interview. Jonathan added, “Justice is going to be served, but it’s just a matter of who does it. I think I really want to see him struggle with coming to terms with the fact that his best friend is gone, and what’s the point in trying any more?”

According to an interview Madelyn did with Entertainment Tonight in November 2020, the second season will kick off with a “micro time jump!”

“The stakes are higher and the mystery gets deeper,” the actress teased. Following Madelyn’s admission Chase took to Twitter and told fans that there’s “some good stuff cookin'” and season 2 is going to be “absolutely wild.”

The Return of Ward Cameron

“It’s not that his intentions weren’t good. It’s just that maybe his judgment isn’t good,” Charles told Us Weekly in July 2021. “Every decision he made, he sorta doubled down later, and by the end of it, he was cornered. What struck me the most is when I read the second season, the very first episode, I was about five pages in and I stopped and I called my wife. I go, ‘Man, they hit the ground running!’”

He continued, “Ward’s not masterminding anything. He’s just trying to hold this world together and get out free. That’s what I love about him — he’s desperate and many-faceted.”

Close-Knit Cast

“It was very tight-knit, so the filming of the first season felt very intimate in the best way possible. We really vibe with our crew and our cast, obviously. We immediately had chemistry, and we immediately started hanging out, which is amazing,” Madelyn told Grazia magazine. “We all kind of started in the same place when we got the show, and we just stuck together. We’re all going through the same thing and it just helps to have people around you who understand and who are there for you. We keep each other grounded and we hype each other up. We’re all each other’s best hype man.”

What Else You Need to Know

While chatting with the “Chicks in the Office” podcast in February 2021, Chase and Madelyn teased the upcoming season, saying the “story is so compelling this year.”

“This season is really really awesome,” he said. “It’s really really compelling storytelling, it’s also funny as hell and it’s also chaotic, per usual.”

Similarly, Madison talked with E! News and teased that season 2 “goes and goes and goes.”

More Treasure

Of course, Outer Banks is all about the hunt for the gold, but there’s a new treasure for the Pogues.

“Just like how last season’s mission was personal for John B, this season has a personal connection to Pope,” Jonathan told Entertainment Weekly in July 2021. “It was everything to me. Now there’s a thing linking Pope to the treasure, emotionally through his family, and he has more of a personal attachment to not just finding this thing but making sure justice is served. It makes the treasure hunt a way more personal goal for all of them, and it makes you feel for why they’re looking for it and why they would go through all these extremes now.”

Madison added, “It ties in for all of our characters to understand that the show is not about the gold, it’s about friendship and family.”

Charli D’Amelio’s Appearance?

After speculation first started to spread online in June that Charli D’Amelio would star in the show’s second season, Chase set the record straight.

“I’m sorry to break it to you, but that just ain’t it chief,” he said while addressing the rumors in a series of Instagram Stories at the time.

Fans Were Able to Star

According to a casting calls posted on TW Cast & Recruit, the show is often looking for people to portray extras in the show. From EMTs to high school students, there seems to be a role for everyone, be sure to check out the website if you’re interested in getting involved!