Will Artful Dodger return for season 3 after the end of Surprise Jack, Belle?
It took exactly a year The artistic dodger to receive its first renewal – so what are the chances that Hulu would pick up the show again for season 3?
During the season 2 finale, which aired on Tuesday, February 10, Belle (Maia Mitchell) heard a shocking revelation about the governor (Damien Garvey) is not her biological father. Her mother, Jane (Susie Porter), shared the truth when she thought she was on her deathbed, but Belle’s love interest Jack (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) ultimately saved her life.
As a result, Jane eventually gave Belle permission to be with Jack. Belle ran to find him, but it looked like Jack got on a boat and left. The final moments of the season confirmed that Jack couldn’t leave Belle – and the favorite couple shared a kiss.
Elsewhere in the final, Fagin (David Thewlis) had a plan to die so his problems would go away. Jack helped carry out the plan, but Fagin survived and woke up… buried underground.
‘There’s a lot [more story] to tell,” Mitchell, 32, exclusively shared We weekly about the future of the show. “It’s such a huge show with so many characters and so many plots all happening at the same time.”
Noting that there are “a lot of opportunities” for “a lot more character development” in the future, the actress added: “With Belle and Jack, it’s about seeing what domestic life could be like. I don’t know how they’ll pull that off. I don’t see them ever getting settled, but see what that looks like and see how they actualize their relationship.”
Mitchell didn’t stop there when it came to possible storylines.
Maia Mitchell and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in season 2 of The Artful Dodger.
Hulu / Courtesy of Everett Collection“But also with the family. Belle learned this revelation about Lady Jane and we see the family in a much more authentic connection together,” she teased. “But I’d like to see what that does for the family – and for Lady Jane. I’d also like to see what Lady Jane is up to in Season 3.”
She continued, “Fagin is up to no good. And Belle’s sister, Fanny, her storyline this season is the most pleasant surprise. I really didn’t see any of those scenes, so when I rewatched the show I was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s what they did every day I was home.’ When I see where Fanny is going, she is so powerful and so delightful. I’d like to do that. I would love to do a third season and I know everyone feels the same way.”
Act as a follow-up to Charles Dickensnovel Oliver Twist, The artistic dodger Set in the 1850s, it follows Jack Dawkins, a former Royal Navy surgeon who tries to establish himself as a respected young doctor. In addition to his antics outside of work, Jack soon develops a romance with Belle, the governor’s daughter.
“It was a long, painful wait to hear [about a season 2]so we are very happy to be back,” Mitchell noted Us. “In terms of jumping back into character, the break was good. It’s always nerve-wracking to go back. But it’s so easy with our sets and in our costumes, you just really melt into the world. But the break was good, because I had needed that circuit break to find a different tone in her, to do some different preparation. Especially with the dialect coaches, I dropped her a little lower vocally and there was a little different physicality. Hopefully we get a season 3, and hopefully the break isn’t like that long.”
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Mitchell was thrilled for the opportunity to film a project in her native Australia.
“By the end of 2021, I had written a list of things that I was manifesting. It was a job that was shot in Australia, a period drama and it was a woman playing a feminist and claiming her power. That’s literally The Artful Dodger for me. So it’s a dream job,” she says. “And to be able to work from home is fantastic. It’s less of a flight to visit family and our crew is so great. I’ve shot a few projects in Australia over the last few years now, since moving home – and abroad too – and I can say with certainty that it’s the best and most elevated work I’ve been able to do.”
She concluded: “It’s down to the crew and everyone behind the camera and the cast. We have such huge talent here and I’m so excited for the world to get to know it because we know it. We’ve always made such fantastic shows but they have this Australian tone with a raw drama. Now we’re expanding on that and have huge period dramas with crazy budgets. It’s really fun to be part of those kind of new moments in Australian film and TV. So I couldn’t be happier and I couldn’t wait for the rest of just working my career in Australia with the Australian crew. That’s the best.”
The artistic dodger is currently streaming on Hulu.
