Showtime aired season 1 in 2021, with Freevee originally announced as the home for the sophomore run.


Jeff Daniels drama American Rust is returning for its second season — on its third platform.
Amazon announced that the sophomore run — titled American Rust: Broken Justice — will premiere on its Prime Video platform rather than the previously announced ad-supported service Freevee. All 10 episodes of the season will debut in a binge drop on March 28.

The drama was originally developed for Showtime, which canceled the show after its first season aired. Freevee picked up American Rust for season 2 in June 2022, with the show now airing on the Amazon flagship service. With Amazon having formally added ads to its Prime Video platform, Freevee programming has been migrating to the larger Prime Video.

Season 2 follows Del Harris (Daniels) and Grace Poe (Maura Tierney) as they try to rebuild their lives after the events of season 1. Season 2 picks up with a string of seemingly unrelated murders, hinting at a much larger conspiracy that threatens everyone in this small, tight-knit town.

Based on Philipp Meyer’s novel of the same name, Daniels and Tierney are joined by returning stars David Alvarez (West Side Story), Alex Neustaedter (Colony), Julie Mayorga (Rare Objects), Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural), Rob Yang (Succession) and Kyle Beltran (Inventing Anna). New season two cast members include Luna Lauren Velez (Dexter), Marc Menchaca (Ozark), Nick Sandow (Orange Is the New Black), Britian Seibert (A Murder at the End of the World), Christopher Denham (Billions), Amelia Workman (FBI), Leon Addison Brown (The Knick) and Sara Lindsey (High Desert).

Dan Futterman returns as showrunner and exec produces alongside Adam Rapp, Daniels, Paul Martino, Michael De Luca, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Nick Nantell, Katie O’Connell Marsh and Elisa Ellis. Boat Rocker produces the series for Amazon.