SEAL Team Six drama ‘Six’ has been renewed for Season 2 at History

History has ordered a second season for Navy SEAL drama “Six,” Variety has learned.

The series, which follows a dramatization of SEAL Team Six as they fight to free their former leader (Walton Goggins) from Boko Haram, will return for 10 episodes. The series is currently struggling to wrap up its eight-episode first season, which over four weeks is averaging 2.9 million total viewers in Nielsen’s Live+3 ratings; in the Live + Same Day ratings, it averaged an audience of 1.6 million and a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Season 2 is expected to begin production this summer.

“‘Six’ is a compelling drama series that embraces our recent history, while also being incredibly relevant to today’s cultural climate,” said History president and general manager Jana Bennett. . “It has made a real impression on our audiences and we are proud to continue telling the brave stories, both on and off the battlefield, of the complex lives of this elite group of soldiers.”
“Six” stars Goggins, Kyle Schmid, Barry Sloane, Juan Pablo Raba, Edwin Hodge, Dominic Adams, Brianne Davis, Nadine Velazquez, Jaylen Moore, Donny Boaz and Nondumiso Tembe.
Produced by A+E Studios in association with Weinstein Television, “Six” was created by father-son duo William and David Broyles. Broyles, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, David Glasser, Nicolas Chartier, Alfredo Barrios, Jr., George W. Perkins, Bruce C. McKenna, Barry Jossen and Lesli Linka Glatter serve as executive producers.