The NBC procedural Found returned for its sophomore season in late 2024, but will the Shanola Hampton-led thriller get renewed for season 3? Premiering during the strike-affected fall of 2023, the series follows Hampton's Gabi Mosely, a PR and crisis management expert who makes it her life's mission to recover missing people who have been ignored by law enforcement agencies. The reason she has such a dogged determination to save missing people is because Gabi herself was the victim of kidnapping. On top of that, she harbors a dark secret of her own from her team of associates.

The shocking finale of Found season 1 saw "Sir", Gabi's captive and her former kidnapper, escape from his makeshift prison and vow revenge against Gabi. This puts Gabi in a tough spot going into season 2, and she must confess her crime to her team and enlist their help with Sir. These kinds of story developments are often rare in procedural series, and this makes Found season 3 all the more necessary. Though NBC has yet to renew the show, the premise has the chance to expand and grow if Found is given a chance to flourish.

Found Season 3 Is Not Confirmed

NBC Hasn't Ordered Season 3 Yet

Found has a lot more competition in its sophomore season than it did during season 1.

Following the triumphant debut season of Found, NBC wasted no time in renewing it for another season that would air in 2024. Logically, the network will follow that pattern and quickly renew season 3 as well, but the series hasn't been picked up for more yet. The immediate success of the procedural is a good sign that the network will want more in the future, but it will all come down to audience size, and Found has a lot more competition in its sophomore season than it did during season 1.

Found season 2 premiered on October 3, 2024.

Found was one of the few new shows that debuted during the strike-affected 2023 fall season on NBC, and it therefore took the lion's share of the ratings. What remains to be seen is if Found's second go around can find the same success, and that will be the real test of the show's staying power. If the burgeoning hit can maintain its audience throughout season 2, NBC would be hard-pressed not to order season 3 as quickly as they could.

Found Season 2 Cast Details

Will Gabi & Her Team Return?

Nothing has been confirmed regarding the cast of Found season 3, but there are plenty of logical returns that will likely populate the ensemble. Leading the series throughout the first two seasons has been Shanola Hampton as the troubled but determined crisis manager, Gabi Mosely. With her dark secret revealed to her team, Gabi will have to return to continue her strong character arc into the future. Similarly, Gabi's former tormentor and captive, Sir, will also need to return to continue their evil cat and mouse game. This means Mark-Paul Gosselaar will need to return to play the vile criminal.

ing those two, Gabi's team will also likely be back for season 3, including Kelli Williams as Margaret Reed whose quest to find her own son has consumed 13 years of her life. Brett Dalton's Detective Mark Trent acts as the liason between Gabi's team and law enforcement, and their strained relationship is another wonderful thread throughout the series. Gabrielle Walsh's Lacey Quinn, Arlen Escarpeta's tech guru Zeke Wallace, and Karan Oberoi's Dhan Rana will also likely return.

The cast of Found season 3 will likely include:

Found Season 3 Story Details

Will Sir Get His Revenge On Gabi?

Predicting the plot of Found season 3 is somewhat difficult because it will likely depend heavily upon what happens in season 2. The show proved that it wasn't afraid to throw a curveball or two at the end of its debut season, and the ending of the sophomore outing is expected to be just as explosive. Despite this, each episode will probably feature a new missing person case, and some new mystery for Gabi and her team to explore.

With Sir on the run in season 2's opening episodes, it's unclear if he will continue to vex Gabi into future seasons, or if his storyline will be wrapped up soon. Considering the scintillating tension between the two, though, it's highly unlikely that Sir will be dispatched in just two seasons. However, until more information about Found season 3 is available, any story details are pure speculation.