Netflix's Making a Murderer took the nation by storm when it was released in December, but what will the recently-announced second season add to the story?

The ending of the first season of Making a Murderer, Netflix's docuseries centering on the suspicious convictions of Wisconsin native Steven Avery, certainly left things open for further exploration. The season ended with Avery and nephew Brendan Dassey still in prison for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, with Avery insisting that he would not lose hope just yet.

Now, Netflix has renewed it for a second season, which is slated to follow the aftermath of the first season as Avery's new attorney, Kathleen Zellner, looks to prove his innocence. Zellner will largely be at the front of the second season, according to filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, but there will be other storylines to be examined as well.

"There is obviously the family of both Steven and Brendan and how they're doing in this. It's a new world for them, essentially," Ricciardi said in a new interview with Indiewire. "When we left them at the end of Episode 10 they were in a place of feeling like their whole family had been vilified and their family business was in dire straits. It was a very challenging time for them.

"In response to the series, they have experienced tremendous support from people all around the world. They're finding strength in that and being encouraged by it, so it's helping them. That's one of the things we want to show is how the response to the series is affecting ... Having a real-life impact on the people in it."

Ricciardi said that after the first season was released to the world, she and Demos kept up with Avery and the rest of the main subjects featured. They also got in touch with Zellner and discovered that there was still more story to be told.

"There were definitely some threshold questions for us. The main one being, 'Is there something to add to this conversation?'" Ricciardi explained, of doing a season 2. "Kathleen, for instance, was someone who has come along and planned to reinvestigate the case and is looking for answers. She's someone with an incredible track record. We thought, 'She's sure to make things happen.' If that is going to happen then, we want to be a part of it."

Demos added that the new season will be exploring the "post-conviction process" and provide further "answers" about the case, with exclusive access to Zellner's investigation.

Making a Murderer season 2 does not yet have a release date on Netflix, but you can watch all 10 episodes of the first season now.

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