Season 2

Season 2 of The Following premiered on January 19, 2014 in the United States on FOX. It also premiered in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2014 on Sky Atlantic.

Starring cast

 * Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy (15/15)
 * Valorie Curry as Emma Hill (14/15)
 * James Purefoy as Joe Carroll (15/15)
 * Shawn Ashmore as Mike Weston (15/15)
 * Jessica Stroup as Max Hardy (15/15)
 * James McDaniel as Ken Phillips (4/15)
 * Connie Nielsen as Lily Gray (13/15)
 * Sam Underwood as Luke Gray (13/15) and Mark Gray (13/15)
 * Tifanny Boone as Mandy Lang (12/15)
 * Natalie Zea as Claire Matthews (8/15)

Recurring

 * Sprague Grayden as Carrie Cooke (8/15)
 * Keith Carradine as Barry (1/15)
 * Carrie Preston as Judy Lang (3/15)

Guest

 * James McCaffrey as David Rollind
 * Kevin Hoffman as Ben

Trivia

 * As of the episode Forgive, no female main character appeared in every episode. Connie Nielsen and Valorie Curry were left out the credits when their characters were killed.
 * This is the first season in which Mike Weston appears in every episode. In the previous season, Mike was absent in a few episodes.
 * Joe, Ryan and Mike appeared in every episode in season 2.
 * Emma Hill is the only main character to die during season 2, while not being introduced during this season. Luke, Mandy and Lily were all introduced this season, when their characters were killed.
 * Luke Gray is the only male character to die during season 2.
 * Claire Matthews rejoined the main characters during the episode Teacher's Pet. This makes Claire the first main character to rejoin the cast during the middle of the season.
 * In Unmasked, Claire's character was not credited for her appearance. This is so far the only time Claire was not credited for her appearance on the show.
 * In the season final Forgive (2) kills Joe more people then in The Final Chapter (1).
 * Unlike the previous season in which a married couple was killed which was featured off-screen, both the kills happened on-screen this season.
 * Just like the previous season, 4 main characters died during this season: Mandy Lang, Lily Gray, Emma Hill and Luke Gray.

Behind the scenes

 * This season will no longer be about Edgar Allan Poe and there will be less FBI hunting events. Instead, it will reveal more about the characters.