‘Dear Edward’ Creator Jason Katims Talks Finale Episode & Plans For Potential Season 2
24.03.2023 - 20:13
/ deadline.com
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the season finale of Apple TV+’s Dear Edward.
Grief isn’t linear, and it doesn’t have a time limit either.
While Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series Dear Edward — which tells the story of a grief group that brings together the loved ones of the passengers of a fatal plane crash — has come to an end, creator Jason Katims tells Deadline that he’s only scratched the surface of the stories that he wants to tell with these characters. The series has not officially been renewed for a second season, though Katims is waiting patiently for the call.
“There’s 15 or 16 main characters in the show, but there are 180 people on that flight. And aside from those 180, there are all the people whose lives have been touched by that,” he said, adding: “There’s lots of stories left to tell here.”
Katims is also the creator of Friday Night Lights and Parenthood, both of which are known for their large ensemble casts. So, it should come as no surprise that he has endless ideas for expanding upon the lives of the characters in his latest story.
“The sum is greater than the parts. There’s something about when it’s working well, the cutting from one storyline to another, even if those storylines aren’t connected by actual plot or story. It’s like they’re connected in this other way, that sort of thematic way,” he said.
Katims spoke with Deadline about how he envisioned the series beyond its source material and found the perfect lead, as well as his hopes for Season 2.
DEADLINE: There’s plenty of characters and stories in the series that didn’t exist in the book. When you’re adapting it, how do you build out the story beyond what’s on the page?
JASON KATIMS: When I read the book, I was so moved by