Everything we know about 'This Is Us' season 3
One thing is for sure: It's going to be devastating
One thing is for sure: It's going to be devastating
One thing is for sure: It's going to be devastating
Season 2 of "This Is Us" finally answered a lot of burning questions for anxious fans. We learned , watched Toby and Kate walk down the aisle, and realized the truth behind those scenes with . But after , we are : Did ? Why are Kevin and Zoe are going to Vietnam? Why is Toby stuck in bed?
If you're like us, you're already counting down the days until the newest season airs. Here's everything we know so far to hold you over until then.
Season 3 will premiere in September.
No official premiere date has been announced, but the third season will likely air in late September. According to , NBC picked up seasons 2 and 3 at the same time, each for a minimum of 18 episodes.
It will also almost certainly not be the last season. At the time of the renewal in January 2017, NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke hinted at the possibility of more: "There바카라 게임 웹사이트s no doubt ["This Is Us"] will have a long life on NBC."
The writers already know how the show ends.
At a recent panel in Los Angeles, "This Is Us" creator Dan Fogelman shared some fascinating insight into his plan for the series. According to , a moderator at the panel asked how far out the writers have mapped the show, and his response was reassuring for anyone concerned that it will drag on too long. "We바카라 게임 웹사이트re pretty far along," he explained. "Our writers and I are kind of to the end. We have a path for each season of the show. We바카라 게임 웹사이트ve always had a plan. I don바카라 게임 웹사이트t think this show will ever 바카라 게임 웹사이트 despite any success it may or may not have 바카라 게임 웹사이트 will ever overstay its welcome, and we have a story to tell. And we want to do this the right way. And so we have a plan."
But then he dropped a major bomb that will leave your heart aching for an ending that hasn't even happened yet: "I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve actually already shot pieces of the final scene in the series," . Given the show's propensity for flashbacks, this news isn't all that surprising 바카라 게임 웹사이트 especially because actresses Eris Baker and Faithe Herman, who play Tess and Annie, will continue to grow up in real life. So it makes sense to film potential scenes from the past while they still look young바카라 게임 웹사이트but that doesn't make it any easier to swallow the news that our favorite series already has an ending in sight.
We'll see a lot more of Jack.
Just because we know how the Pearson patriarch died doesn't mean we know everything about him.
In a recent interview with , Milo Ventimiglia, who plays Jack, confirmed that the new season will explore the flashbacks we saw of his time in the military.
"We바카라 게임 웹사이트re definitely going to see Jack in the Vietnam era," Ventimiglia . "We바카라 게임 웹사이트re going to explore that side of Jack바카라 게임 웹사이트s 20s and what brought him into the man that we all knew.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Showrunner Elizabeth Berger similarly that we still have a lot to learn about Jack's character.
"I think season 2 was so much about Jack's death obviously, and I think season 3, in a really cool way, is going to be more about his life and sort of focusing on these chapters that we haven't yet seen," she explained.
Kevin and Zoe's relationship will be further developed.
, Fogelman hinted that fans should pay attention to Kevin's relationship "with a character who's basically a little sister to Beth." That statement points a big finger to the flash-forward we saw at the end of the season finale, when Beth's cousin Zoe was snuggled up next to Kevin on a plane. The couple were headed to Vietnam, so it's possible their trip ties into what we will learn about military-era Jack.
According to Fogelman, "there's a very interesting familial dynamic there, as well as a racial dynamic that's going to be interesting to explore." Season 2 was a rough one for Kevin, so if any woman can help him settle down and be happy, we are here for it!
Kevin will try to connect with his dad.
According to actor Justin Hartley, his character will take a deeper look into his relationship with his father in season 3 as he explores Jack's past in Vietnam.
"Kevin now has questions about his dad, but his dad바카라 게임 웹사이트s not there. He can바카라 게임 웹사이트t answer it," . "So, to see him go back to Vietnam is kind of cool, because I바카라 게임 웹사이트m, like, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Oh, he바카라 게임 웹사이트s going to go maybe on a little discovery about his dad and try to get some clues so that he can answer some of these questions that he has.'"
When asked whether any scenes for the show will actually be filmed in Vietnam, Hartley didn't offer a definite answer. "I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve heard that idea kicked around," he said. "It would be cool."
Deja's father will be introduced.
The season 2 finale introduced the idea that Deja will be joining the Pearson family in a more permanent way 바카라 게임 웹사이트 whether or not she's happy about that. As we , it's likely that we learn more about her parents as well.
"Obviously, Deja has had almost no relationship with [her father], but she may know more about him than we previously let on," Berger . "So we바카라 게임 웹사이트ll get to know a little bit more about what that relationship is moving forward."
Randall and Beth's marriage will be tested.
This will be a tough pill to swallow for fans of 바카라 게임 웹사이트 but we should've seen it coming after said season 3 would "slay hearts all over the globe."
"There will be a bit of an exploration of marriage with regards to Randall and Beth going through times that aren바카라 게임 웹사이트t all sunshine and rainbows," Brown . "And that바카라 게임 웹사이트s not to say that they are in danger of parting ways, but marriage is real and takes work."
We'll learn more about Toby's past.
The end of the season 2 finale gave a devastating glimpse into , with a scene of Toby lying in bed, seemingly trapped in a deep depression. Season 3 will explain how Toby got to that point.
"Kate and Toby will be thrust into some stressful situations as we move forward, and that will definitely have an impact on Toby바카라 게임 웹사이트s state of mind," .
Actress at what those stressful situations might entail 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and all signs point to the couple's struggles with having a baby.
"Maybe there바카라 게임 웹사이트s something going on physically with Toby too," regarding Toby and Kate's efforts to conceive. "Those things might not have been talked about or addressed because we keep our secrets and we바카라 게임 웹사이트re ashamed of them.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Though the flash-forwards painted a grim picture of the future, Metz seems optimistic that the couple's marriage will be okay.
"They바카라 게임 웹사이트ve come through so much together that they바카라 게임 웹사이트re strong and they바카라 게임 웹사이트re honest with one another," . "But it doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t mean there aren바카라 게임 웹사이트t challenges and they don바카라 게임 웹사이트t need each other to help each other out."
The upcoming episodes will also take a closer look at Toby's family history 바카라 게임 웹사이트 including why his brother didn't go to his wedding.
Prepare your heart for more flash-forwards.
Several members of the cast have hinted that season 2 was just the beginning of those gut-wrenching flash-forwards, and Milo Ventimiglia explained that Fogelman always intended to jump into the future.
"That was something we all knew going in and when we saw that jump into grown-up Tess, adult Tess and older Randall, that was where he always wanted to go," he told . "I don't know that the show always lives there, but I think understanding that we do exist in the past, it makes sense that we'd exist in the future as well."
We have a long way to go.
So many of those flash-forwards had fans scratching their heads, but one in particular left people nervous for what was to come. The dramatic finale featured an older Randall talking to his adult daughter, Tess, and they shared a very cryptic exchange about an unknown female member of their family. But don't think you're going to get answers about that right away. According to Brown, a lot has to happen before we reach that point.
"This is what I can tell you: The show kind of knows where it ends, and future Randall [in the scene in question] is sort of in a place [that occurs] towards the end of the show," he . "I can't say any more than that," he added, smiling.