Goosebumps season 2 is on the way, though the newly-announced season will see major changes. The 2023 Goosebumps reboot amalgamates many of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps novels and focuses them all on the town of Port Lawrence. Among plots focusing on books like Say Cheese and Die!, Got Eat Worms!, and The Cuckoo Clock of Doom is an overarching story that sees horror veteran Justin Long’s Mr. Bratt, an overwhelmed English teacher, possessed by the vengeful spirit of dead teenager Harold Biddle.
While the 2023 Goosebumps reboot wasn’t an instant ratings-topping success for Disney, it has received generally favorable reviews and has gone over well both with fans of R.L. Stine’s books and the general Disney+ and Hulu subscriber base. The cast of relative newcomers playing Lucas, James, Isabella, Isaiah, and Margot have won over audiences, and questions around Goosebumps season 2 are already being asked of, and answered by, the creative team behind Disney’s reboot.
Most Recent Goosebumps Season 2 News
6 New Cast Members Are Announced
With details beginning to roll in about the spooky show’s sophomore outing, the latest news sees Goosebumps season 2 add 6 new actors to the ensemble (via Variety). Joining the previously announced David Schwimmer, Ana Ortiz, Sam McCarthy, Jayden Bartels, Elijah Cooper, Galilea La Salvia, and Francesca Noel, a slew of recurring cast members have now been added. Sakina Jaffrey, Eloise Payet, Kyra Tantao, Arjun Athalye, Christopher Paul Richards, and Stony Blyden will now join the R.L. Stine series and details have already been revealed about their characters.
Sakina Jaffrey has been cast in the role of Ramona described only as a “mysterious woman” while Athalye, Payet, Richards, and Tantao will play Sameer, Hannah, Matty, and Nicole, four teenagers who vanished. Stony Blayden will play the role of Trey, the boyfriend of Frankie (Galilea La Salvia). It’s unclear if any other major casting announcements are on the horizon or if the series will opt for a small ensemble.
The new cast members include:
- Sakina Jaffrey as Ramona
- Eloise Payet as Hannah
- Kyra Tantao as Nicole
- Arjun Athalye as Sameer
- Christopher Paul Richards as Matty
- Stony Blyden as Trey
Goosebumps Season 2 Is Confirmed
More Goosebumps Is Coming Soon
the success of shows like
American Horror Story
have proven the format can be very effective for the horror genre.
Though the renewal for Goosebumps season 2 wasn’t all that surprising considering its historical success as a franchise, Disney also announced a total format change. Leaving behind the plot of season 1, Goosebumps season 2 will take an anthology approach and will follow entirely new characters. This isn’t an unusual move, and the success of shows like American Horror Story have proven the format can be very effective for the horror genre.
Goosebumps
season 1 concluded on November 17, 2023.
Goosebumps Season 2 Cast
David Schwimmer Leads An All-New Cast
In the wake of the show’s season 2 renewal, it has now been confirmed that Goosebumps will take an anthology approach moving forward. Since it has become an anthology, none of the cast members from the first season will reprise their roles. In the first piece of new casting for the upcoming sophomore season, Friends veteran David Schwimmer has been cast as overworked single father Anthony, who is charged with caring for his teenage son during a turbulent summer.
Sam McCarthy and Jayden Bartels will be playing the roles of fraternal twins Devin and Cece, who are trying to adjust to their new lives with their dad, Anthony. Elijah Cooper will play CJ, alongside Galilea La Salvia as Frankie, and Francesca Noel as Alex. Meanwhile, Arjun Athalye is Sameer, Eloise Payet is Hannah, Christopher Paul Richards is Matty, and Kyra Tantao is Nicole, all of whom vanished in 1994. Stony Blyden will play Frankie’s boyfriend Trey, while Sakina Jaffrey is the mysterious Ramona.
The confirmed cast of Goosebumps season 2 includes:
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Actor |
Goosebumps Role |
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David Schwimmer |
Anthony |
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Sam McCarthy |
Devin |
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Jayden Bartels |
Cece |
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Elijah Cooper |
CJ |
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Galilea La Salvia |
Frankie |
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Francesca Noel |
Alex |
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Arjun Athalye |
Sameer |
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Eloise Payet |
Hannah |
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Christopher Paul Richards |
Matty |
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Kyra Tantao |
Nicole |
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Stony Blyden |
Trey |
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Sakina Jaffrey |
Ramona |
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Goosebumps Season 2 Story
A Mystery From 1994 Links To The Present-Day
Along with the announcement that Goosebumps season 2 would be an anthology also came the reveal of the synopsis for its upcoming episodes. The new season will follow teen siblings who, after discovering some strange threat within their home, accidentally set themselves on the trail of a compelling mystery involving five missing teens from the 1990s. It’s unclear what R.L. Stine books the series will draw inspiration from next, though there were plenty of classics that weren’t touched in the first season of Goosebumps.