A previous version of this story reported that Dirty John would return for a second season on Netflix. Netflix has since released a statement denying those reports. This story has been updated accordingly.
Dirty John [1] is officially getting a second season, but with a twist. The nail-biting dating horror story was acted out by Connie Britton and Eric Bana [2], and the next iteration will focus on an all-new cast and storyline. The second season will also have a new home, as Variety recently announced that the drama will be moving from Bravo [3] to the USA Network.
If you've seen the first season, you know Dirty John retold the events discussed in the popular true crime podcast of the same name [4]. It details the manipulative and abusive relationship between successful interior designer Debra Newell [5] (Britton) and a deceitful doctor named John Meehan (Bana).
The season ends with John being killed in an act of self-defence by Debra's daughter, Terra, and seeing as there's not much true crime left to the story, it makes sense that Bravo is taking things in a different direction for season two. In addition to a second instalment, Oxygen Media has also ordered a companion docuseries [6] that will investigate the real-life "Dirty John," according to Deadline. Dirty John is set to return in 2020.