Showing some real confidence in the series, Amazon has gone ahead and ordered a second season of movie adaptation drama Hanna.
The series in its initial run saw 15-year-old Hanna (Esmé Creed-Miles), raised in total seclusion in the remote woods of Eastern Europe, spending her entire young life training to fight those who hunt her and her mercenary father, Erik Heller (Joel Kinnaman). Her survivalist skills are finally tested when she and Erik are separated upon their discovery by a rogue CIA operative, Marissa Wiegler (Mireille Enos) and her team of agents.
David Farr, who as one of the writers on the 2011 film, will once again take the lead in writing the season. "I am very much looking forward to taking Hanna on the next stage of her journey," he says. "It's been a wonderful experience so far, and I feel hugely supported by NBCU, Working Title and Amazon. The next season will take us into a whole new imaginative world. I can't wait to explore fresh terrain for this lonely young woman who wants only to belong, but who has to fight every day just to survive."
"We knew we had something unique with Hanna, and with the added momentum from its special post-Super Bowl preview, Amazon Prime Video customers worldwide agreed,” says Albert Cheng, Co-Head of Television, Amazon Studios. “Since it debuted only ten days ago, Hanna has had a tremendous response, and we’re thrilled with not only how it has performed for us on the service, but with the action-packed world David Farr has created for the series and the stellar cast, led by Esmé Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, and Joel Kinnaman. We’re excited to give fans a chance to see Hanna continue her journey on Amazon." Naturally, there's no word on when the show might be back, but it's not hard to see it returning around the end of March next year.
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