FOX's The Following: Interviews with Kevin Bacon and Shawn Ashmore

Back in October, I sat down with Kevin Bacon and Shawn Ashmore during New York Comic Con to discuss Season 2 of The Following. What can we expect? This season takes place about a year later, with Ryan teaching criminology in Manhattan. He has sobered up, is no longer involved with the FBI and meets a new potential love interest, Lily Gray, played by Connie Nielsen. We can assume it doesn't take too long before the madness starts and Joe Carroll's followers go on a killing spree. 

This season is very different from Season 1, and can't wait to see it unfold in NYC. It will be interesting to see what impact last season had on Mike Weston's character, and get a closer look into Mike's character outside of the FBI.

Time to catch up on the first season! The Following returns to FOX with a special preview of Season 2 on Sunday, January 19th, after the NFC Championship, and then on Mondays at 9/8c starting January 27th. You can watch clips from The Following panel at Comic Con here. 

Kevin Bacon talks about Ryan Hardy's character and how he likes to play different kinds of men as an actor

Kevin Bacon talks about Season 2 and Ryan Hardy's obsession with Joe Carroll on The Following

Shawn Ashmore talks about Mike Weston's character in Season 2 of The Following

Shawn Ashmore discusses Mike Weston's character in Season 2 

- Kim Weling

FOX's The Following Panel at New York Comic Con 2013

On October 13th during the last day of Comic Con, I joined FOX's The Following creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson, executive producer/director Marcos Seiga, and stars Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Shawn Ashmore, Connie Nielsen and Valorie Curry for a special video presentation and Q&A panel. The Following's intense second season returns to FOX this January, where we'll see a new fresh take on Ryan Hardy, one year later. The big question is what really happened to Joe Carroll and what have his followers been up to?

Check out some of the video clips from the panel below and get ready for the upcoming season!

James Purefoy talks about Joe Carroll and how the audience responds to his character

Shawn Ashmore discusses the relationship between Mike and Ryan and the connection between the two characters

Kevin Bacon and Kevin Williamson talk about the upcoming season, including the sense of family

Connie Nielsen talks about her new character on the show

Marcos Siega talks about killing off characters on the show

- Kim Weling