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Season 2
Finding Carter S2 poster
No. Episodes 24 (List of episodes)
Air Date 31 March, 2015
Premiere Love the Way You Lie
(31 March, 2015)
Finale Atonement
(15 December, 2015)
Slogan The truth will tear you apart.
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Season 2 of Finding Carter premiered 31 March, 2015; the mid-season finale aired 16 June, 2015, and the mid-season premiere aired 6 October, 2015. The season finale aired 15 December, 2015.

Premise

2A

The hunt for Lori Stevens unearths new secrets for Carter, as well as the rest of the Wilson family. After the secret is revealed, Taylor struggles to cope and looks to other resources for help. Crash's return brings tension, new threats, and danger to the Wilson family and Max. Meanwhile, Grant gets closer to Joan and Buddy whilst David and Elizabeth sort out their problems.

Episodes

2A

Picture Title Series Number Season Number Original Airdate U.S. viewers
(million)
02x01 Taylor, Elizabeth, Carter Love the Way You Lie 13 1 31 March, 2015 1.10[1]
Lori kidnaps Carter for a second time; Taylor makes a dangerous decision. The Wilson family learns the truth.
02x02 Crash Shut Up and Drive 14 2 7 April, 2015 0.83[2]
The Wilsons try to get justice for Carter's kidnapping, but they are tested by secrets. Crash returns.
02x03 Wilson family photo We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 15 3 14 April, 2015 0.82[3]
As the Willsons celebrate Joan and Buddy's anniversary, David and Elizabeth try to keep a secret; a struggling Max must take a job.
02x04 Lori (cover) Pretty When You Cry 16 4 21 April, 2015 0.79[4]
A person from Carter's past offers new, game-changing insights on Lori; Joan intervenes in Elizabeth and Grant's life.
2x05 Crash, Carter, Shay Wake Up Call 17 5 28 April, 2015 0.76[5]
The school counselor advises Carter to take her studies more seriously; Taylor learns about David and Lori.
02x06 Carter, Crash's letter Stay With Me 18 6 5 May, 2015 0.66[6]
Carter attempts to save Crash from a dire situation; David and Elizabeth weigh heavy decisions. Ofe has an epiphany about Taylor that makes him rethink their relationship.
02x07 cover Gabe, Bird Something to Talk About 19 7 12 May, 2015 0.72[7]

Taylor throws herself into planning a big school event, and Carter tries to make sense of it. Gabe and Abby get close.

02x08 cover Carter, Madison Riptide 20 8 19 May, 2015 0.58[8]
Carter is grounded; Madison arrives with alarming information about Lori. Taylor learns something about Max that paint him in a new light.
02x09 cover Carter, Max I Knew You Were Trouble 21 9 26 May, 2015 0.54[9]
Upon hearing surprising news about Lori, Carter and Max take a road trip together. Back at the Wilson house, Elizabeth, Joan and Taylor face drama as they prepare for an event.
2x10 cover Taylor, Carter, Madison, Damon, Bird, Gabe Rumour Has It 22 10 2 June, 2015 0.69[10]
While on a camping trip with friends, Carter considers revealing a secret. Madison tries to make things right with Carter. Damon wonders about Bird and Madison.
02x11 cover Taylor Wrecking Ball 23 11 9 June, 2015 0.53[11]
As the Wilsons celebrate the arrival of the SAT scores, the sisterly bond between Taylor and Carter is put to the test when secrets are revealed. Meanwhile, Crash returns from the military, and Kyle runs into a dangerous circumstance.
02x12 cover Carter, Lori I'm Not the Only One 24 12 16 June, 2015 0.56[12]
Carter vows to put an end to Lori's manipulations by testifying in court. With the heat of the approaching trial, Taylor seeks comfort in Max. Elizabeth and Gabe mourn Kyle's death in their own ways; Lori drops a bombshell that shocks everyone.

2B

Picture Title Series
Number
Season
Number
Original Airdate U.S. viewers
(million)
02x13 cover Ben Native Son 25 13 6 October, 2015 0.47[13]
After Lori's trial, Carter wants and tries to get to know her brother; David and Elizabeth are tested by Lori's latest surprise. Damon lets Taylor know she has academic competition. Gabe throws a party.
2x14 Anywhere but Here 26 14 13 October, 2015 0.52[14]
Carter struggles to keep up with school and her secret job at the bar; Taylor and Max try to celebrate an anniversary; Crash gets a new assignment.
2x15 Rabbit, Run 27 15 20 October, 2015 0.36[15]
Lori reveals shocking news about Ben; Carter digs deeper into Ben's secret life, whilst Taylor urges Max to help Gabe.
02x16 cover Grant, Max The Sound and the Fury 28 16 27 October, 2015 0.49[16]
Carter worries the whereabouts of Ben, whereas Elizabeth finds him and Gabe together in a jail cell. As Carter gets closer to Jared, she contemplates telling him her real age.
02x17 cover Carter, Elizabeth The Consequences of Longing 29 17 3 November, 2015 0.40[17]
Carter and Ben face off over secrets and lies. Elizabeth learns the truth about Carter; a weekend university visit is cut short for Taylor and friends Gabe and Damon.
02x18 cover Taylor, Gabe She's Come Undone 30 18 10 November, 2015 0.54[18]
Everything comes to light for Carter, Taylor, Max and Ben at a house concert.
02x19, Max, Gabe Never Let Me Go 31 19 17 November, 2015 0.47[19]
Elizabeth oversteps her bounds; Lori tries to inch her way into Carter's life. Max's dad is up for parole
02x20, Taylor, Max The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 32 20 24 November, 2015 0.36[20]
Carter searches for the truth about Jared. Elizabeth struggles with her and Carter's feud. Grant finds a snack in Max's apartment.
MTV Finding Carter 2B trailer pink intertitle The Death of the Heart 33 21 1 December, 2015 TBD
TBD
MTV Finding Carter 2B trailer pink intertitle 2.22 34 22 8 December, 2015 TBD
TBD
MTV Finding Carter 2B trailer pink intertitle 2.23 35 23 15 December, 2015 TBD
TBD
Finding Carter script 02x24 table read Atonement 36 24 22 December, 2015 TBD
TBD

Cast and characters

Full list of cast and their characters: Season 2/Cast.

Main

Recurring

Guest

Media

Promotional photos, teasers

Behind-the-scenes

Videos

Trailers

Police Interviews

Music

Main article: Season 2/Music.

Production and development

Finding Carter was renewed for 12-episode second season on 19 August, 2014[21]. On 10 January, 2015, it was announced that Season 2 would premiere on 31 March, 2015.

On 18 May, 2015, Finding Carter was renewed for an additional twelve episodes, bringing the second season to a total of twenty-four episodes.[22] The mid-season finale was 16 June, 2015; the second half of the season is set to premiere October 2015.[23]

Filming took place between 20 July, 2015[24] and 31 October, 2015[25].

Casting

Background/extras roles were cast for 2B for submissions from Atlanta, Georgia aged 22-60 with a press/business professional look to fill the space of the courtroom and to act as reporters. The casting notice was available 16 July, 2015[26] to 20 July, 2015; roles were paid, and filming began 20 July in Atlanta.[24] There have been many more casting calls posted between July 20-31.[27]

Jackson Rathbone was cast as Jared, a charismatic and edgy owner of a local, hip bar; he'll be a new love interest for Carter.[28]

Trivia

  • Alex Saxon was promoted to a main role.
  • Anna Jacoby-Heron's car got towed around the time of the 12-episode renewal for 2B.[29]
  • New characters Abby, Hillary, Shay, Madison, Damon and Ben were introduced this season.
  • Grant moves out of the Wilson house, and David and Elizabeth work through their marriage.
  • Lori and Davd had love child Ben Wallace, who got lost in the system for a while.[30]
  • All of the episodes in this season were named after notable songs.

Spoilers

  • Bird will not reunite with Madison.[31] Madison probably won't be returning for 2B, but Damon will.[32]
  • Lori may not actually want custody of Carter—she's just trying to get out of jail.[32]
  • Ben was subpoenaed; he didn't know of his relation to his birth parents beforehand, and Lori will claim she has been looking for him for years, which will make him have some resentments.[32]
  • Carter will connect with Ben. However, she is ready to cut ties with Lori and move on with her life.[33]
  • Elizabeth will not rehash the fact that David slept with Lori, but she will have some thoughts about what he should do about the new circumstances, and she will be resentful about some things.[34]
  • Carter will drop out of school and find a job as a bartender, wherein she will begin to see the situation from a different angle. Her world will be thrown upside down, and she will be caught between staying with the person she thought was her mother and going to her real family. Carter will be involved with "a racy, underground party circuit".[34]
  • Sparks will fly between Carter and Jared.[28]
  • Season 2B will pick up where 2A left off.[34]
  • 2B's sypnosis is as followed:
    • "After the shocking revelation that Carter's father had a secret son with Lori, Carter's world is thrown into chaos. As Carter gets to know the mysterious brother she never knew she had, she also must figure out where she really belongs. She ultimately decides to drop out of school to find her own path and lies her way into a job as a bartender, where she finds herself in a whole new light. She'll introduce her inner circle to a racy, underground party circuit. Her new, fast lifestyle is the perfect replacement for the tedium of high school, until it speeds out of her control… and she needs her family more than ever."[35]

References

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Episodes
Season 1 Pilot  •  The Birds  •  Drive  •  Now You See Me  •  The Heat  •  The Fugitive  •  Throw Momma From the Train  •  Half Baked  •  Do the Right Thing  •  Love Story  •  The Long Goodbye  •  One Hour Photo
Season 2 Love the Way You Lie  •  Shut Up and Drive  •  We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together  •  Pretty When You Cry  •  Wake Up Call  •  Stay With Me  •  Something to Talk About  •  Riptide  •  I Knew You Were Trouble  •  Rumour Has It  •  Wrecking Ball  •  I'm Not the Only One
Native Son  •  Anywhere but Here  •  Rabbit, Run  •  The Sound and the Fury  •  The Consequences of Longing  •  She's Come Undone  •  Never Let Me Go  •  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter  •  The Death of the Heart  •  The Corrections  •  The Sheltering Sky  •  Atonement
Finding Carter: Episodes
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