'Locke & Key' Gets Renewed For Season 2 on Netflix

Amidst all the madness going on around Coronavirus lately, Netflix handed out a second-season renewal to the long-gestating drama series based on the comics by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

The renewal caps a wild, decade-long path to the screen for the beloved IDW comic. Multiple film and TV incarnations had been in the works over the years, with the Netflix take originally set up at Hulu.

"We are thrilled to be continuing the journey of Locke & Key alongside all of our amazing collaborators," co-showrunners Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill said in a statement Monday. "We are grateful to Netflix for all their support, especially at this difficult time, and look forward to bringing you the exciting next chapter of our story."

The formal renewal comes as Cuse and Averill had already been prepping scripts for a now-official second season since before the series debuted on the streamer Feb. 7. 

The renewal arrives as Netflix continues to review programming values based on how much another season would resonate with subscribers or if those funds would bring in more signups if it were allocated to other content.