The Purge season 2 will focus on the world between the Purges
The Purge's second season is set to change things up for fans of the franchise, with the episodes instead focusing on the world between purges.
While the franchise has always taken place during a night where violence – including murder and arson – is legal, the second will take a different approach.
"This season is a different part of the Purge world than we've ever seen before," executive producer James Roland told Entertainment Weekly.
"For the first time, we're going to see what the world is like in between Purges and how the holiday of violence has repercussions that trickle down throughout the rest of the year."
As well as the format change, season 2 will also introduce new characters, including Marcus Moore (Derek Luke) and Esme Carmona (Paola Nuñez).
Opening up about Moore, executive producer Krystal Houghton Ziv revealed he stayed out of sight during Purge night, though someone did try to break in and kill him.
"So, the rest of the year he's trying to figure out, 'Who was that trying to kill me? And how can I stop them before they try to do it again next year?'," she explained.
"And then we have Esme, who is our NFAA representative – she works in the surveillance centre and she's our way into that world.
"She's a true believer when she starts out the season, she really thinks the Purge is keeping crime low the rest of the year, but then she gets wind of this conspiracy and she starts to realise that the people she's put her trust in are not what they seem."
Speaking of two other new additions – Ryan Grant (Max Martini) and Ben (Joel Allen), Ziv continued: "Ryan and his heist team are pulling off bank robberies every Purge night.
"But of course nothing goes exactly to plan, and so the rest of the year he's trying to keep his team safe and get the score of all scores, so they'll be able to leave the country.
"And last we have Ben, who is our frat guy-college student, who is out on a fraternity scavenger hunt, but gets caught up in a really bad situation, and is almost killed, and has to defend himself, and then he is unable to let that experience go the rest of the year."
The Purge season two will air on USA Network on October 15, but no date has yet been revealed for its Amazon Prime Video release in the UK.
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