Hulu confirmed its Veronica Mars revival and offered new details about the show, which is set to arrive on the streaming service in 2019.
The eight-episode new season will center around a serial killer whos targeting spring breakers in Neptune, California and threatening the towns crucial tourism industry. After the parents of one of the victims hires Mars Investigations to find their sons killer, Veronica is drawn into a mystery that pits the enclaves wealthy elites, who would rather put an end to the month-long bacchanalia, against a working class that relies on the cash influx that comes with being the West Coasts answer to Daytona Beach.
Kristen Bell is set to reprise her role as the titular detective, while Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas will executive produce and write the first episode. An exact premiere date has yet to be announced, though starting next summer, the shows original three seasons, plus the 2014 Veronica Mars movie, will be available to stream on Hulu.
News of the Veronica Mars revival broke last month, though Bell confirmed the shows return on social media Thursday, writing, Veronica has always been a super hero without a cape. And I think shes exactly what the world needs right now. Thank you to all my fellow marshmallows who stayed excited.
On Twitter, Thomas spoke of how the new season ofVeronica Mars would differ from the 2014 movie, writing, I will say this: the movie was nostalgic. The Hulu limited series isnt going to be. Hardcore So-Cal noir. One big case. Eight episodes to tell the story. This is a detective show.