How Long Will the HBO Show Last?

And the shutdown had a silver lining: Creator Sam Levinson says the production delay let him focus on the story more than the hype.

“I suppose one of the few beneficial side effects of this f—ked-up year is the distance between Season 1 and Season 2,” Sam told GQ in December 2020. “It’s really difficult to insulate yourself from the response and write from the same place of creative freedom, because you know what people liked, or didn’t like. I just hope we can continue to explore and stay curious and experiment, so the show can grow in whatever way it does.”