![]() Would eliminating a major character help with any budgetary concerns for the series?īraga: We’re not looking to cut costs right now.Įchevarria: That’s not part of the conversation right now. THR: You’ve teased that there will be a death of a major character in the finale. We’d be able to hold the line on costs having amortized that, which I’m sure is a factor. We paid the mortgage ( laughs) and that in a sense frees up that amount of money per episode to either go on screen or absorb every year, a show becomes more expensive as everyone contractually makes more money. THR: Are there any specific cost concessions you’re looking to make that would help lower costs for a second season?Įchevarria: We amortized cost of those sets over the cost of the first 13 episodes they are now paid for. STORY: Inside the Making of one of the Most Ambitious, Challenging and Expensive Shows on TV It would be a major move.Įchevarria: We’re invested in Australia and that’s where we would go back. In terms of keeping production there, the facilities we have in Queensland are world class.īraga: We also built a town that would have to be reconstructed. If anything, that would be much more expensive.Įchevarria: Australia is very aggressive in its tax abatements. THR: What considerations, if any, have you made in terms of potentially moving the series to Hawaii in a bid to lower the costs for a potential second season?Įchevarria: I don’t know where that speculation is coming from, it’s not really founded. We know we have a lot of people there who like the show and we have a core audience that seems to like what we’re doing. There are a lot of factors in play and a lot of things for the network to consider. THR: What indicators have you heard about whether the series will get a second season?Įchevarria: We’re guardedly optimistic we’re hoping for good news any day. Having said that, there new are some new startling mysteries and aspects are uncovered about Terra Nova. I wouldn’t call it a cliffhanger, per se some tantalizing new things occur ( laughs).īrannon Braga: We promised ourselves and the audience that we’d tell a complete story this season, and we do tell a complete story. Rene Echevarria: A few doors are closed, and few new doors are opened. The Hollywood Reporter: The series is awaiting word on Season 2, will the finale contain itself or does it set up cliffhangers that it would need a second season to explain? PHOTOS: ‘Terra Nova’: Never-Before-Seen Photos from Behind the Scenes Gallery ![]() “It’s a big production and as big a story as the pilot.” “It’s bigger than the pilot in a way,” Echevarria says of the two-hour event, airing Monday at 8 p.m. ![]()
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