Hap and Leonard Gets Second Season on SundanceTV

NEW YORK: SundanceTV has renewed its original scripted series Hap and Leonard, which stars James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams.

Based on the books by Joe R. Lansdale, the series was developed by Jim Mickle and Nick Damici. The debut season followed the first Hap and Leonard novel, Savage Season. The sophomore season will take inspiration from Mucho Mojo, the second installment of the book series. The show will return for six episodes in 2017.

John Wirth (Hell on Wheels, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) has come on board as showrunner and executive producer for season two. Mickle, Damici, Jeremy Platt, Linda Moran and Nick Shumaker will return as executive producers.

“We’re thrilled to be bringing Hap and Leonard back for another season with these completely unique characters,” said Joel Stillerman, the president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “James, Michael and the creative and production team did a superb job bringing Joe Lansdale’s characters to life in season one, and Sundance viewers responded accordingly. We can’t wait to see what the boys get up to in season two.”