The second season of the

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American television psychological thriller series '' The Following'' premiered on January 19, 2014 and concluded on April 28, 2014, with a total of 15 episodes.

Plot

The second season centers on former

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agent Ryan Hardy ( Kevin Bacon) and his niece, NYPD detective Max Hardy (

Jessica Stroup Jessica Leigh Stroup (born October 23, 1986) is an American actress, best known for her role as Erin Silver on '' 90210'' (2008–2013), Max Hardy on ''The Following'' (2014–2015) and Joy Meachum on '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018), which is set in ...

) and their attempts to find

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Joe Carroll ( James Purefoy) following Joe's faked death. After a new group, led by Lily Gray ( Connie Nielsen) and her sons Mark and Luke (

Sam Underwood Sam Lewis Underwood (born 4 August 1987) is an English actor who portrayed the twins Luke and Mark Gray in the Fox thriller drama ''The Following'', Jake Otto in the AMC series '' Fear the Walking Dead'' (2017), and Adam Carrington in The CW serie ...

), begins to develop and make public statements to lure Joe out of his hiding, Mike Weston (

Shawn Ashmore Shawn Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Bobby Drake / Iceman in the ''X-Men'' film series, Jake Berenson in the television series ''Animorphs'', Agent Mike Weston in the television drama se ...

) is re-recruited in order to find the new potential cult and teams with Ryan and Max to track down Joe and Lily. Meanwhile, Joe is back to his old ways as he, along with his right-hand Emma (

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), begin to draw plans to turn a new group of followers to his will. Things take a turn when Joe's ex-wife and the woman Ryan had an affair with, Claire Matthews ( Natalie Zea), again enters the picture after Ryan and Joe believed her to be dead.

Cast

Main cast

* Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy, a former

agent (15 episodes) *

as Mike Weston, a young FBI agent (15 episodes) *

as Emma Hill, a follower and close friend of Joe Carroll (14 episodes) *

as Luke and Mark Gray, twins that are both followers and sons of Lily Gray (12 episodes) *

as Max Hardy, niece of Ryan Hardy and a

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detective (13 episodes) * Tiffany Boone as Mandy Lang, daughter of Judy, and daughter-figure to Joe Carroll (11 episodes) * Natalie Zea as Claire Matthews, Joe Carroll's ex-wife and long-time love interest of Ryan Hardy (8 episodes) * Connie Nielsen as Lily Gray, once-admirer of Carroll, and mother to Luke and Mark (10 episodes) * James Purefoy as Joe Carroll, a former professor turned serial killer and cult leader (15 episodes)

Recurring

* Valerie Cruz as Agent Gina Mendez, head of the investigation on Carroll and the new cult formed a year after his supposed death (8 episodes) *

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as Carrie Cooke, a tabloid reporter and author of ''The Havenport Tragedy'' (8 episodes) *

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as Robert, a leader in the Korban cult (8 episodes) * Mackenzie Marsh as Tilda, Korban member and follower of Carroll (6 episodes) *

Felix Solis Felix Angel Solis (born September 17, 1971) is an American actor, film director, and film producer. Born on the Upper West Side and raised in Chelsea/Greenwich Village area of New York City, to parents that were both born in Puerto Rico, Felix co ...

as Agent Clarke, FBI agent (6 episodes) *

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as Gisele, a follower of Lily Gray, working closely with Luke and Mark (5 episodes) * Kyle Barisich as Hopkins, FBI information and computer specialist (5 episodes) *

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as Agent Lawrence, FBI information and computer specialist (5 episodes) *

Susan Heyward Susan Heyward is an American actress. She starred in the PlayStation Network original series '' Powers'' (2015–16) and HBO period drama ''Vinyl'' (2016). From 2018 to 2019, Heyward had a recurring role as Tamika Ward in the Netflix comedy-drama ...

as Hannah, one of Joe Carroll's followers (5 episodes) * John Lafayette as Marshal Scott Turner, former head of the Marshal's detail participating in the investigation of Carroll's cult; provides protection for Claire Matthews (4 episodes) *

Tom Cavanagh Thomas Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. He is known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in '' Ed'' (2000–2004), ''Love Monkey'' (2006) and '' Trust Me'' (2009), and recurring roles on ...

as Kingston Tanner, televangelist who denounces Carroll (4 episodes) * Carter Jenkins as Preston Tanner, Kingston Tanner's son (4 episodes) *

Carrie Preston Carrie Preston (born June 21, 1967) is an American actress known for her work on the television series ''True Blood'', ''Person of Interest'', ''Crowded'', ''The Good Wife'', ''The Good Fight'', and ''Claws''. Preston received critical acclaim ...

as Judy, admirer of Carroll with whom Carroll lives for a year after going into hiding; Judy's daughter regards Joe Carroll as a father figure (3 episodes) * Bambadjan Bamba as Sami, Lily Gray's illegitimate son (3 episodes) * Rita Markova as Radmilla, Lily Gray's illegitimate daughter (3 episodes) * Jacinda Barrett as Julia, Micah's wife and second-in-command of Korban (3 episodes) * Jake Weber as Micah, the leader of the Korban cult (3 episodes) *

J.D. Williams J.D. Williams (born May 22, 1978) is an American actor known for his starring roles in the HBO television programs '' Oz'' as Kenny Wangler, ''The Wire'' as Bodie Broadus and ''Pootie Tang'' as Froggy, ''Surviving Family'' (2012) as Bobby, ''Th ...

as Carlos, a follower of Carroll, working closely with Luke and Mark (3 episodes) * Josh Salatin as Lucas, Korban member and follower of Carroll (3 episodes) * Liza de Weerd as Angela, Korban member and follower of Carroll (3 episodes) * Leslie Bibb as Jana Murphy, Gina Mendez's ex-partner, follower of Joe Carroll (2 episodes) *

Gregg Henry Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American character actor and rock, blues and country musician. He is best known for his performance as serial killer Dennis Rader in the made-for-television film '' The Hunt for the BTK Killer'', and for ...

as Dr. Arthur Strauss, Joe Carroll's mentor and introducer to killing (2 episodes)

Episodes

Ratings

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Following, season 2 2014 American television seasons The Following