‘Hope In The Water’ Docuseries From David E. Kelley & Andrew Zimmern Renewed For Season 2 At PBS
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- PBS renewed three-part docuseries 'Hope In The Water' for a second season after its 2024 premiere, with Season 2 slated to premiere next year
- 'Hope In The Water' follows people tackling sustainable food production for a planet of over 8 billion while protecting freshwater and ocean ecosystems, per the show's logline
- David E. Kelley serves as executive advisor on the series, marking his first move into the documentary space after purchasing a steelhead trout fish farm a few years ago
- Shailene Woodley, Top Chef host Kristen Kish, and Andrew Zimmern will all return for Season 2 after appearing in the first season
- Intuitive Content, Zimmern's production company behind Magnolia's Family Dinner and ZoëBakes, produces the series with Patrick Weiland executive producing and Michele Wallin as showrunner
- The series is produced in association with nonprofit Fed By Blue and funded by Builders Vision and the Walton Family Foundation, reinforcing its ties to the sustainable-seafood advocacy ecosystem
Why it matters: For PBS, a second-season pickup after a three-part first run signals early audience traction on solution-driven environmental programming at a time when public broadcasters are under pressure to justify subscription spending. For Kelley, the renewal validates a personal pivot from scripted prestige television into documentary storytelling — a move directly inspired by his own stake in a commercial steelhead trout operation.
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