Time-travel scifi series La Brea has been renewed for season 2, said NBC in a statement Friday.
La Brea is the Network’s number one new program this fall in the 18-49 demo. The series has reached more than 47 million viewers across linear and digital platforms, with the pilot episode, which aired Sept. 28, currently stands at a 3.6 in 18-49 and 19.8 million viewers.
La Brea follows the misadventures of a group of stranded survivors who fall through a giant sinkhole in La Brea, California, only to discover themselves in the region’s prehistoric past where they face immediate dangers from the creatures of the period, to each other. Meanwhile, efforts to rescue the stranded are hampered by secrets, lies and a government cover-up.
The cast includes Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jack Martin, Zyra Gorecki, Jon Seda, Chiké Okonkwo, Karina Logue, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Nicholas Gonzalez, Lily Santiago, Chloe De Los Santos and Josh McKenzie.
Writer David Appelbaum executive produces with Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt and Ken Woodruff.
La Brea is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Keshet Studios.
It airs Tuesdays (9-10 p.m. ET) on NBC.
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