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PBS renews “Hope In The Water” for Season 2, returning environmental docuseries from David E. Kelley and Andrew Zimmern
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PBS renews “Hope In The Water” for Season 2, returning environmental docuseries from David E. Kelley and Andrew Zimmern

The three-part environmental docuseries premiered in 2024 and will come back for a second season on PBS, with David E. Kelley serving as executive advisor and Andrew Zimmern also involved, Deadline reported.

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PBS has renewed the environmental docuseries Hope In The Water for a second season, continuing the broadcaster’s run of issue-focused programming after the three-part series premiered in 2024, Deadline reported on August 13, 2026.

The report says the renewal brings back the same creative team led by David E. Kelley, who is identified in the coverage as executive advisor, and celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern, who is also part of the series. The series is structured as three episodes, and PBS will again add a new season to that format under the Hope In The Water banner.

Deadline’s exclusive reporting also ties the renewal to the series’ guest and talent mix. Shailene Woodley is listed as appearing in the first run, described in the write-up as a Paradise star, and the attention that came with a recognizable onscreen presence is part of what helped bring the program forward at PBS, according to the coverage.

The renewal was announced as a formal programming decision by PBS, with Deadline describing the move as a return for Season 2 after the original season’s 2024 premiere. Specific details about the production timeline, episode titles, or the release window for the new season were not included in the information provided with the announcement.

Hope In The Water is positioned as an environmental docuseries, aligning with PBS’s broader public media mandate to commission and distribute nonfiction content that addresses public-interest topics for general audiences. The decision to extend the series suggests that PBS’s internal evaluation of the first season’s performance and fit within its schedule supported another cycle of episodes.

For viewers, the renewal means PBS will again bring the docuseries format to screens under the Hope In The Water name, while the involvement of Kelley and Zimmern indicates continuity in key creative roles. For PBS, it also represents additional commitment of network resources to a nonfiction project intended for broad reach through public broadcasting distribution.

Why It Matters

  • The renewal extends PBS’s investment in nonfiction environmental programming beyond its 2024 premiere cycle.
  • Because the series is described as three-part and is now entering a second season, it creates additional future episode inventory for PBS’s public media schedule.
  • The return of a project associated with Kelley and Zimmern indicates continuity in key creative leadership roles for PBS’s continued distribution of the series.
  • The participation of high-profile talent such as Shailene Woodley highlights the role of recognizable onscreen contributors in helping public media sustain audience interest around issue-driven content.

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Key Facts

  • PBS renewed the environmental docuseries Hope In The Water for a second season.
  • Deadline reported the renewal on August 13, 2026.
  • Hope In The Water is described as a three-part series.
  • The first season premiered in 2024.
  • David E. Kelley is identified as an executive advisor on the series.
  • Andrew Zimmern is described as part of the series’ creative team.
  • Shailene Woodley appeared in the first season, according to the report.