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Brit Marling stars as the title character, The OA, on Netflix's original series.

Netflix's divisive series "The OA" is returning for its second season on March 22. During the Television Critics Association press tour (TCA) event for Netflix attended by INSIDER, Vice President of Original Programming Cindy Holland told reporters there were plans for a five-season run of the series.

"'The OA' is fantastic," Holland said. "I think from the very beginning, when Brit [Marling] and Zal [Batmanglij] pitched us a five-season arc, we were really excited and sat at the edge of our seats when they started talking about season two. I've seen some early cuts and I think the fans will be very happy."

Let's dive into everything we know so far about season two of "The OA."

Ian Alexander stars on "The OA."





What really happened to The OA?


Revelations spotted in the first season 2 trailer

Less than a month before the second season's premiere, Netflix released a three-minute long trailer for the coming episodes. Based on the new trailer, OA did successfully enter an alternate dimension. The first scene shows her waking up in a hospital, and a nurse asking her the year and who the President of the United States is. When OA says it's 2016 and Barack Obama is president, the nurse has no idea who she's talking about.

The rest of the footage implies OA will find herself in a different version of San Francisco. The first season took place across more than 20 years in Russia, Michigan, and New York City.

The trailer also introduces a new character. A private investigator named Karim Washington, played by Kingsley Ben-Adir, links up with OA in the San Francisco dimension.

We'll also see what happens to the five people OA left behind in Michigan (Jesse, French, Buck, Steve, and BBA) as well as the people OA had been held captive with (Homer, Rachel, Scott, and Renata).

But aside from trippy universe jumping and OA's exploration of her extraordinary life, there are very few details about the storyline to come. To help guide us into this second season, we can look back at interviews to understand where Marling and her fellow showrunner want the story to go.

What 'The OA' creators have said about season 2

"The OA" is a creative collaboration between Marling and Zal Batmanglij. In various interviews since the premiere of "The OA" back in December 2016, the two spoke about their plans for a second season.



The movements were performed in the kids' cafeteria.

Marling's co-creator Batmanglij reiterated this sentiment during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

"I think this is a story that's carefully planned," Batmanglij said. "I don't think any of us have thought about a second season right now because we're exhausted, but yeah, when we started, Brit and I spent two or three years conceiving of a whole world before we brought it to anybody, before it ever left our bedrooms. Things are going on there."



The OA was an unreliable narrator of her own story.

"The OA" received a mixed bag of reviews from viewers and critics alike. While some were enthralled and sold on the entire sci-fi drama, others believe the show took a turn for the worse with its school shooting scene on the finale. We'll have to wait and see what new twists and adventures Marling and Batmanglij have planned for their mystery-loving audience.