Maniac is the latest big blockbuster series that absolutely deserves your attention. Starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, it’s a modern take on the Norwegian series of the same name. It’s been described as trippy and groundbreaking. The new Cary Fukunaga series debuted to rave reviews from viewers and critics alike. In most cases, that would mean the network, or in this case, Netflix, would give the green light for a second season. However, showrunner Patrick Somerville has quashed any hopes of that happening.
Somerville told that Maniac was conceptualised as a limited series. The end of the show, which concludes on a hopeful note, was a result of this decision, he said. “A lot of times on TV, you have to throw your characters into distress again near the end to buy the next season, and we don’t have to do that,” Somerville said, adding that Maniac lay in the fact that despite its potential to bloom into a mega-series, it ended where it did.
Emma Stone has a few big projects lined up. The biggest is the 2019 movie coming for the follow-up to Zombieland which sees most of the main cast returning. She’s also pegged to have a voice in the animated sequel The Croods 2 and playing Cruella de Vil in the upcoming Cruella movie from Disney.
Jonah Hill is also busy over the next few years. As of right now, he’s got upcoming voiceover parts on the second Lego movie due out next year as well as the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon sequel. He’s also got leading roles in new movies The Beach Bum and The Ballad of Richard Jewell.
> Mar Martínez
