It took precisely a yr for The Clever Dodger to obtain its first renewal — so what are the probabilities Hulu would choose the present again up for season 3?
Through the season 2 finale, which aired on Tuesday, February 10, Belle (Maia Mitchell) discovered a surprising revelation concerning the governor (Damien Garvey) not being her organic father. Her mom, Jane (Susie Porter), shared the reality when she thought she was on her dying mattress however Belle’s love curiosity Jack (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) in the end saved her life.
In consequence, Jane lastly gave Belle permission to be with Jack. Belle ran to search out him nevertheless it appeared that Jack acquired on a ship and left. The ultimate moments of the season confirmed that Jack couldn’t depart Belle — and the fan-favorite couple shared a kiss.
Elsewhere within the finale, Fagin (David Thewlis) had a plan to die so his troubles would disappear. Jack helped govt the plan however Fagin really survived and wakened … buried underground.
“There’s so much [more story] to inform,” Mitchell, 32, completely informed Us Weekly about the way forward for the present. “It’s such a large present with so many characters and so many plots occurring .”
The actress famous that there’s “quite a lot of alternative” for “far more character improvement” sooner or later, including, “With Belle and Jack, it’s seeing what home life may appear to be. I don’t understand how they pull that off. I don’t see them ever being settled however seeing what that appears like and seeing them actualize their relationship.”
Mitchell didn’t cease there when it got here to doable story traces.

Maia Mitchell and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in The Clever Dodger season 2. Hulu / Courtesy Everett Assortment
“But in addition with the household. Belle discovered this revelation about Woman Jane and we see the household in a way more sort of genuine closeness collectively,” she teased. “However I might like to see what that does for the household — and for Woman Jane. I’d like to see what Woman Jane is as much as in season 3 as properly.”
She continued: “Fagin is as much as no good. And Belle’s sister, Fanny, her story line this season is essentially the most pleasant shock. I actually wasn’t throughout any of these scenes so watching the present again I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, that’s what they have been as much as on daily basis that I used to be at house.’ Seeing the place that goes with Fanny, she’s so empowered and so pleasant. I might love to try this. I might like to do a 3rd season and I do know everybody feels that method.”
Appearing as a sequel to Charles Dickens‘ novel Oliver Twist, The Clever Dodger is about within the 1850s and follows Jack Dawkins, who’s a former Royal Navy surgeon making an attempt to determine himself as a revered younger physician. Along with his antics outdoors of labor, Jack rapidly develops a romance with the governor’s daughter Belle.
“It was an extended painstaking wait to listen to [about a season 2], so we’re very pleased to be again,” Mitchell famous to Us. “By way of leaping again into character, the break was good. It’s at all times nerve-wracking going again. However it’s really easy with our units and in our costumes, you simply actually do soften proper into the world. However the break was good as a result of I might have wanted that circuit break to discover a totally different tone in her, to do some totally different prep. Particularly with the dialect coaches, I used to be vocally dropping her a bit of decrease and there was a barely totally different physicality. Hopefully we get a season 3, and hopefully the break isn’t as lengthy.”
Mitchell was thrilled on the likelihood to movie a venture in her native Australia.
“On the finish of 2021, I had written a listing of issues I used to be manifesting. It was a job that was shot in Australia, a interval drama and it was a girl who was enjoying a feminist and claiming her energy. That’s actually The Clever Dodger for me. So it’s a dream job,” she gushed. “And to have the ability to work from home is incredible. It’s much less of a flight to go to household and our crew is so wonderful. I’ve now shot a pair tasks in Australia in the previous couple of years, since I’ve moved house — and in addition abroad — and I can say for positive that it’s the very best and most elevated work that I’ve been in a position to do.”
She concluded: “It’s due to the crew and everybody behind the digicam and the forged. We’ve got such immense expertise right here and I’m so excited that the world is turning into aware about it as a result of we’ve identified it. We’ve at all times made such incredible reveals however they’ve this Aussie tone with a gritty drama. Now we’re increasing that and we’ve acquired these huge interval dramas with loopy budgets. It’s actually enjoyable to be part of that sort of new second in Aussie movie and TV. So I couldn’t be extra stoked and I might simply work in Australia with Aussie crew for the remainder of my profession if I may. It’s the very best.”
The Clever Dodger is at the moment streaming on Hulu.

