Disney+ has released an official trailer and key art for the upcoming second season of the coming-of-age adventure series The Mysterious Benedict Society, which is scheduled to make its return on October 26 with the first two episodes.
The trailer for The Mysterious Benedict Society teases the gifted quartet’s greatest mission ever, involving the rescue of Mr. Benedict and Number 2 after they’re kidnapped by Dr. L.D. Curtain.
Based on Trenton Lee Stewart’s best-selling children’s book series, The Mysterious Benedict Society is written and created by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, with Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin set as showrunners. It stars Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal, MaameYaa Boafo, Ryan Hurst, Gia Sandhu, Mystic Inscho, Seth B. Carr, Emmy DeOliveira, and Marta Kessler.
“In the second season, when the kids discover that Mr. Benedict and Number Two have been kidnapped, they must piece together the riddles and clues within a perilous scavenger hunt set by Mr. Benedict to foil Curtain’s latest scheme,” reads the synopsis. “Relying on only their wits, intellect, and empathy, the charming group of misfits embark on a globe-trotting adventure by air, land, sea and pie truck, calling upon their special skills to solve the mysteries and rescue their lost comrades. Along the way, the kids experience the growing pains that come along with being part of their new “found family”, while remaining true to their unique selves. In the process, they discover what true happiness really means.”
Executive producers are Manfredi, Hay, Swimmer, Slavkin, Jamie Tarses, Karen Kehela Sherwood, Deepak Nayar, David Ellender, Matt Loze, and James Bobin. It is produced by Halcyon Studios and 20th Television.
