The second season of the

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American supernatural drama series ''

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'' premiered on August 13, 2012, and consisted of 22 episodes. The series, created by

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Jim Kouf Jim Kouf (born July 24, 1951) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for his work on ''Stakeout'' (1987). Filmography Film *''The Boogens'' (with David O'Malle ...

and

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, follows a descendant of the Grimm line, Nick Burkhardt, as he deals with being a cop, and trying not to expose his secret as a Grimm.

Cast

Main cast

David Giuntoli David Giuntoli (born June 18, 1980) is an American actor. He portrayed Det. Nick Burkhardt in the NBC supernatural drama '' Grimm'', and has appeared in films such as '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' (2016) and '' Buddymoon'' (2016 ...

as Nick Burkhardt *

Russell Hornsby Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's '' Lincoln Heights'', as Luke on the HBO drama ''In Treatment'', as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series '' Grimm'', ...

as Hank Griffin *

Bitsie Tulloch Elizabeth Tulloch (born January 19, 1981) known as Bitsie Tulloch, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Juliette Silverton / Eve in the NBC television series '' Grimm'' and as Lois Lane in The CW superhero television series '' ...

as Juliette Silverton * Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe *

Sasha Roiz Sasha Roiz ( he, סשה רויז; born October 21, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science-fiction TV series ''Caprica'' and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series ' ...

as Captain Sean Renard * Reggie Lee as Sergeant Drew Wu *

Bree Turner Bree Nicole Turner (born March 10, 1977) is an American actress and dancer; she is best known for her role as Rosalee Calvert on ''Grimm''. Early life Turner was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Alamo, California. Her father is fo ...

as Rosalee Calvert *

Claire Coffee Claire Elizabeth Coffee (born April 14, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Adalind Schade in the NBC fantasy drama ''Grimm''. Early life Coffee grew up in Monterey, California. She attended the Santa Catalina School ...

as Adalind Schade (regular from episode 12 onwards, recurring previously)

Recurring cast

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as Franco * Danny Bruno as Bud Wurstner * Christian Lagadec as Sebastien *

James Frain James Dominic Frain is an English stage and screen actor. His best known television roles include Thomas Cromwell in the Showtime/ CBC historical drama ''The Tudors'' (2007–2009), Franklin Mott in the HBO drama ''True Blood'' (2010), Warwi ...

as Eric Renard * Mary McDonald-Lewis as Frau Pech * Sharon Sachs as Dr. Harper *

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as Stefania Vaduva Popescu * Michael Grant Terry as Ryan Smulson * Bertila Damas as Pilar * Reg E. Cathey as

Baron Samedi Baron Samedi ( en, Baron Saturday), also written Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the lwa of Haitian Vodou. He is a lwa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix and Ba ...

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958) is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut in the 1980 revival of ''West Side Story'', and went on to appear in the 1983 film '' Scarface'' as Al Pacino's character's sist ...

as Kelly Burkhardt *

Jessica Tuck Jessica Tuck is an American actress, best known for her performances on television as Megan Gordon Harrison on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', Gillian Gray in the CBS drama series ''Judging Amy,'' and as Nan Flanagan on the HBO series ...

as Catherine Schade *

Lisa Vidal Lisa Vidal (born June 13, 1965) is an American actress of Puerto Rican heritage. She starred in the Lifetime crime drama series ''The Division'' (2001–2004) and BET drama series ''Being Mary Jane'' (2013–2019). Vidal also starred in the sho ...

as Lauren Castro *

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as Marnassier * Jim Crino as Leroy Estes * Robert Alan Barnett as Matthew

Production

On March 16, 2012, NBC announced that the series had been renewed for a second season with a 22-episode order.

, who plays Rosalee Calvert, joined the main cast from the beginning of season two. Production began on May 30 for an August 13 premiere.

, who plays Adalind Schade, was also upgraded to a series regular for season two, starting from episode 12.Grimm Scoop: Claire Coffee Promoted to Regular
/ref> The first four episodes debuted on Monday nights at 10 pm before moving back to Friday nights at 9 pm starting September 28. The fall finale aired on November 16. New episodes returned on March 8, 2013. The show was moved to Tuesday nights beginning with episode 19.

injured his

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near the end of production of the second season. His character was written out as "on vacation" for two episodes (''Volcanalis'' and ''Endangered'') to give Hornsby time to undergo surgery.

Episodes

Ratings

DVD release

References

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Season 2 Season 2 may refer to: * ''Season 2'' (Infinite album) * '' 2econd Season'' See also

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