From the beginning, Netflix probably didn’t have big hopes on ‘Black Summer.’ It seemed like a content-filler that may run for a couple, somewhat silent seasons in a best-case scenario.

But things went way better than that, ‘Black Summer’ was, in the end, quite a hit for Netflix, which led the streaming service to announce the renewal of the show for a second season.

Season 2 will consist of eight episodes and will start filming at some point next year in Canada, which means Season 2 may premiere at the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021. This goes with Netflix’s common trend of not having a consistent release schedule with many of its shows because Season 1 was released on Netflix in April of this year.

The show is a spinoff of Z Nation, which aired on SyFy from 2014 to 2018 for five seasons. The show follows Rose, portrayed by Jamie King, a mother that is separated from her daughter in the first few days of a zombie apocalypse. and is determined to recover her. Thus, she joins a group of survivors seeking protection who protect each other during those times while she continues her journey.

Joining King in the cast will be Justin Chu Cary, Christine Lee, Sal Velez Jr., and Kelsey Flower.

The show has received critical and fans acclaim. It has a 75 % rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes. “Black Summer has enough undead carnage and a sinewy pace to please zombie fans, but the series suffers from scant characterization and doesn’t add much storytelling meat to the genre’s gnawed-on bone,” reads the page.

Here’s hoping we know more about ‘Black Summer’ Season 2 soon.