Actress Tatiana Maslany became known for her role as Jennifer Walters in the MCU Disney Plus series She-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 of She-Hulk might 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.
Will There Be a Season 2 For She-Hulk: Attorney at Law?
Tatiana Maslany’s MCU show She-Hulk: Attorney At Law began 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 to Variety, 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 show Game of Thrones reportedly 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.
Recently, in a Twitch stream of Codenames 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 For She-Hulk Season 2?
After She-Hulk star 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 to io9’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 as Daredevil: Born Again and films like Captain America: New World Order have 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 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law still 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 make sure 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.
