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Actress Tatiana Maslany became known for her role as Jennifer Walters in the MCU Disney Plus seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney At Law. Though the show was lauded in certain areas, it received negative reviews from audiences, mostly due to its shoddy VFX work. The show, like other Disney Plus series of the MCU, is still pending a greenlight for a second season.
Maslany recently revealed on a livestream that a second season ofShe-Hulkmight not be happening as the team had ‘blown the budget’ for season one, only to get mixed responses. However, a source close to Disney revealed that the studio is still considering a show, and there was no clear-cut refusal of commissioning the show for a second season.
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Will There Be a Season 2 ForShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law?
Tatiana Maslany’sMCU showShe-Hulk: Attorney At Lawbegan streaming in the middle of 2022 and received mixed responses from critics and audiences alike. The show was initially trolled after the trailers of the film showed shoddy VFX work on She-Hulk, which many considered to border on the uncanny valley. Though the effects were an improvement on the show, fans still criticized some moments in it.
According toVariety, the show reportedly cost $25 million per episode, which was comparatively higher than other shows of the same scale. For comparison, the HBO fantasy fiction showGame of Thronesreportedly spent upwards of $10-15 million per episode by the final season.She-Hulk’s budget is speculated to have been spent on extensive VFX work as the CGI superhero is present throughout the show.
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Recently, in a Twitch stream ofCodenames Live! – The New Class, Tatiana Maslany, revealed that a second season would probably not get made as the team had ‘blown the budget’ in the first season. She said,
“I don’t think so. I think we blew our budget, and Disney was like, ‘No thanks!’”
The statement was read by fans as a cancellation of the show after only one season. Though the show was criticized for its VFX, many gave positive responses towards Tatiana Maslany’s performance and the show’s writing. However, Maslany’s statements might not mean a cancellation of the show as new reports popped up.
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Is Tatiana Maslany Riling Up Audience Support ForShe-HulkSeason 2?
AfterShe-Hulkstar Tatiana Maslany revealed that the executives at Marvel and Disney were not keen on renewing the show for a second season, a new report by io9 revealed that though Maslany’s comments were not untrue, a second season could still happen if the makers decided to make the show cost-effective.
According toio9’s source, Disney reevaluated the budget of Marvel media once former CEO Bob Iger returned to handle the company’s investments and content. Shows such asDaredevil: Born Againand films likeCaptain America: New World Orderhave reportedly borne the brunt of this creative overhaul as all shows have had to justify their investment.
The source also mentioned that though there are possibilities of a second season ofShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawstill happening, Tatiana Maslany’s comments were not entirely untrue and that the show was not likely to be commissioned soon. Since the show did not make huge waves within the franchise, justifying the budget would be necessary.
With Tatiana Maslany’s comments on a second season, it can be speculated that she could have been riling up audience support to verify that a second season was greenlit. Since the budget of the show was already high due to its VFX work, a demand from the fans would go a long way in getting a second season commissioned. However, fan demand for the show seems to be lackluster as it received a 32% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
