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The highly anticipated second season of Invincible premieres November 3rd on Prime Video. We sat down with Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner Simon Racioppa to talk about what audiences can expect for Season 2.
Based on the popular comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, the story follows 18-year-old Mark Grayson (voiced bySteven Yeun), an ordinary teenager except for his father, Nolan, who was the strongest superhero on Earth. After Nolan’s betrayal in the first season, Mark struggles to rebuild his life and face new threats, all while battling his greatest fear: becoming his father. The series stars Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Gillian Jacobs, and J.K. Simmons.
Interview with Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner Simon Racioppa
We sat down with Simon Racioppa to discuss what audiences can expect from season two and the creative choices made by his team.
One of the first things we asked Racioppa was about setting a tone and themes for the second series. “Working in television, I like to always try to have one big idea per season that we keep in the back of our minds.” He goes on to explain “In season one, it was that Mark wanted to become his father. It’s like, what if the father you wanted to become turned out to be a terrible person, The person you idolized your entire life turns out to be the worst person in the world. And what would that do to you? And how would that change you? So that was kind of the thought for season one.”
He also breaks down what fans can expect from the new season “Season two, to me, the kind of logical next theme that we sort of talk about was, okay, you wanted to be your dad your entire life. What if that happens now? You know, you’ve discovered your dad’s a terrible person.”
Exploring Different Characters in “Invincible” Season 2
The show revolves around 18-year-old Mark Grayson who plays the Titular character Invincible. But we were curious to know if Racioppa thinks any of the season one characters were underserved that he’d like to explore more in Season 2.
Racioppa told us ” Obviously, we spent a lot of time with Debbie in season two, you know, with Sandra. And also when you have Sandra Oh, you put Sandra Oh on screen. I’d be derelict in my duties if we did not put her on screen as much. But no, she’s an incredible character and she’s an important character. She was married to Nolan for 20 years. Like, how could we not show you what that does to a person in their lives? I think it would be it would seem like the biggest hole in the show if we didn’t spend a lot of time with Debbie.”
The second season of Invincible premieres November 3rd on Prime Video.
