NBC announced it has ordered a second season of its 1960s crime drama “Aquarius.”
“With its riveting drama and innovative release strategy, ‘Aquarius’ has excited the critics, hooked millions of viewers and energized our summer,” NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke said.
Following its May 28 debut, NBC made all 12 episodes of “Aquarius” available online for the four weeks following its initial NBC telecast, the first broadcast series to be streamed in its entirety following its debut.
“It’s no secret that the way people watch television is evolving, so we took a unique approach to how we delivered ‘Aquarius’ and it’s driven some record numbers for NBC Digital and helped us reach viewers who might have otherwise overlooked a great summer drama,” Salke said.
“Aquarius” stars David Duchovny as a Los Angeles Police Department detective on the hunt for Charles Manson.
—Staff and wire reports