‘BET’ Season 2 Eyeing Summer 2026 Filming Start

Netflix upped the ante and renewed BET for a second season. For months, we’ve heard very little news regarding the second season, but a recent update suggests BET season 2 is eyeing a Summer 2026 filming start. We’ll be keeping track of everything you need to know about BET season 2 on Netflix.

BET is a Netflix Original teen-crime thriller series created and developed by Warrior Nun’s Simon Barry and the English adaptation of Homura Kawamoto and Tôru Naomura’s Japanese manga Kakegurui. Yumeko, an eccentric gambler, joins Saint Dominic’s, a school for the social elite, where your skill as a gambler determines your position in the school’s hierarchy. However, Yumeko isn’t here to conquer the school; she’s arrived to find the truth behind the murder of her parents and to bring those responsible to justice.

Has Netflix renewed BET for a second season

Official Renewal Status: Renewed (Last Updated: 24/06/2025)

After taking several weeks to make a decision, Netflix has confirmed that BET will be returning for a second season!

Lead actress Miku Martineau revealed the news on Netflix’s socials:

“Hey Netflix, it’s Miku and I have some crazy news to tell you. You see that? Red is officially getting renewed for season two and I bet you are going to love it. I’m so excited. I’ll see you there.”

Director and Showrunner of the series Simon Barry shared a statement about the renewal:

“I’m extremely happy for our amazing Bet fans from all over the world, who get to enjoy another season, and for this incredible cast and crew to return to St. Dominic’s for more gambling and general madness,” said Showrunner/Director Simon Barry in a statement.”

How did the series perform on Netflix?

In its first week, BET debuted as the ninth-largest show, with 2.4 million views (13.7 million hours watched globally), an incredibly weak start that instantly makes it a prime candidate for cancellation. Viewing hours did increase dramatically in week 2, rising 110% to 28.80 million hours watched and an additional 5M views, bringing the total after two weeks to 7.4M views.

If we plot that viewership against other shows, namely against shows that have been previously cancelled, like Dead Boy Detectives as a notable comparison, things were not looking good for BET. But against the odds, BET has been renewed and will return for more.

What can we expect from BET season 2?

There’s plenty to unpack from the ending of BET, which has enormous repercussions for the second season!

After spending the season searching for her parents’ killer, Yumeko finally faced Ray, Michael’s father. First, however, she discovered an even bigger revelation by learning that all the former members of the Kakegurui are responsible for the death of her parents.

After finding some common ground with rival Kira, who had almost died from poison, Kira was crucial in Yumeko murdering Ray. However, his last dying words revealed to Yumeko that her mother was alive, and he was the only person who knew where she was.

Kira gave Yumeko a five-minute head start to get away from the compound. She left with Ryan and drove away, leaving Yumeko to wonder how she would take down the remaining members of the Kakegurui club and how to find her mother.

Back to School?

After murdering Ray, a member of the school board and the father of Michael, Yumeko’s next step is unclear. A sane person would now be on the run, but given the nature of the show, it won’t be surprising if Yumeko and Ryan return to Saint Dominics.

Given the nature of the Kakegurui Club/School Board, they will likely want to handle the Yumeko issue themselves. Not to mention, Arkadi Timurov will likely use this as an opportunity to test his daughters and see if either Kira or Riri is up to the task of taking down Yumeko. 

Bet (L to R) Eve Edwards as Mary; Ayo Solanke as Ryan; Miku Martineau as Yumeko, and Hunter Cardinal as Michael in Bet. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025

Yumeko’s mother 

Yumeko’s mother is alive!? According to Ray, who was the only person who knew where she was hiding, but he’s dead, and didn’t share her whereabouts with Yumeko. How Yumeko will find her mother remains unclear, as the only lead she had is now dead, so unless he kept a physical copy of her location somewhere, then Yumeko has little hope of finding her mother.

But why has she stayed in hiding? Most likely, this was to protect Yumeko from harm, as exposing herself as being alive could have caused the Kakegurui Club to act, and either kill Yumeko or kidnap her.

Either way, when Yumeko’s mother is eventually found or reveals herself, she will have a ton of explaining to do.

Where is the Blockchain code?

There is $30 billion of digital currency locked away by Yumeko’s mother that Ray was desperate to find. But to Yumeko’s knowledge, she wasn’t left a key. Unknown to Yumeko, it’s more than likely that the yellow kakegurui chip she’s been carrying with her all that time has the code they need to access the money; she just doesn’t realise it yet.

Michael gambling with his morals?

Michael was a force for good for most of the first season and an important ally of Yumeko. However, once he realised that his father was the murderer of Yumeko’s parents, he tried in vain to stop Yumeko from discovering the truth, and even when she did, his attempts to stop her from taking revenge failed.

So, where does Michael go from here? Michael will likely continue to wrestle with his moral code, but one thing is sure: he and Yumeko will most likely be enemies from here on out. What lengths he will go to stop Yumeko remain to be seen, but if Michael uses his intelligence to participate in the gambling culture of the school he will be a force to be reckoned with, and may even threaten to unseat members of the school council.

Kira vs Riri?

Riri has won her father’s approval by showcasing her loyalty; meanwhile, Kira’s favour with him wavers. However, this has resulted in Yumeko finding an unlikely ally in Kira, who is now partnering with her to help take down the members of Kakegurui, including her father.

Kira is the head of the school council, but Riri is now the School’s representative to the board, so the pair could battle it out next season for control of the school.

Bet (L to R) Clara Alexandrova as Kira and Anwen O’Driscoll as Riri in Bet. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025

Which cast members will return in BET season 2?

We’d expect the following cast members to return in the second season of BET:

• Miku Martineau as Yumeko.
• Clara Alexandrova as Kira.
• Eve Edwards as Mary
• Aviva Mongillo as Dori.
• Ayo Solanke as Ryan.
• Hunter Cardinal as Michael.
• Dorian Giordano as Chad.
• Ryan Sutherland as Suki.
• Rami Khan as Rex.

New cast members?

There will be no confirmed new cast members until the series is renewed for a second season and production begins. 

What is the production status of BET?

We’ve recently learned from issue 1493 of Production Weekly that filming for BET season 2 is being eyed to begin in Summer 2026. However, there is nothing official from Netflix as of yet.

The reason it’s taken so long for production on the second season to progress is likely the busy schedule of the series’s showrunner, Simon Barry, who is attached to projects such as Time of Death, Crew Girl, Diamond in the Rough and Lakrima.

We expect to learn more details soon.

When could BET season 2 be on Netflix?

With the series renewed, we can begin to speculate on a release window.

Season 1 was filmed between May 21st and July 30th, 2024. It took 10 months to be released on Netflix on May 15th, 2025. If filming does start in Summer 2026 then BET season 2 is likely to arrive on Netflix in late Summer or early Fall 2027.

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