Exclusive: Rubicon Boss Makes a Case for Second Season
From the beginning, AMC's Rubicon was a slow burn.Although the show eventually won the approval of many critics, the show's pacing and complicated conspiracy storytelling resulted in a very small — but passionate — viewership, leading to the assumption that last week's Season 1 finale would double as a series finale.Rubicon: Conspiracy or commentary? "Democracy is a very fragile vessel," producer saysBut based on how that episode ended, executive producer Henry Bromell didn't get the memo. American Policy Institute analyst Will Travers (James Badge Dale) finally gathered enough evidence to suggest that his boss, Truxton Spangler (Michael Cristofer), was using API intelligence to manipulate world events for profit. And though Will was convinced Truxton was behind the explosion of an oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico that could create war with Iran, Will was unable to take Truxton down."I just don't believe in wrapping it up that simply," Bromell tells TVGuide.com...
