AdHoc Studio lately mentioned it was “days away” from formally mapping out what comes after the breakout first season of Dispatch. The catch: whereas the studio could already be actively discussing Dispatch Season 2 plans—having already shared some broad objectives and challenges associated to them—it’s at the moment dedicated to a different undertaking, which considerably complicates issues within the close to future.
In accordance with AdHoc Studio’s newest replace, its hit narrative-driven journey surpassed 2 million gross sales as of November 19, simply three days shy of its one-month anniversary. By then, the Los Angeles-based developer had already said it would discuss the possibility of Dispatch Season 2, with co-founder and Chief Inventive Officer Pierre Shorette saying the group was “gonna must at the least take into consideration” it in an early November 2025 interview.
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AdHoc Contemplating Dispatch Season 2 ‘as Critically as Something’
In a subsequent interview with Eurogamer, Shorette hinted at Dispatch Season 2 plans not being a pure hypothetical, saying that AdHoc Studio was “days away” from determining what comes subsequent following the sport’s success. “We’re coming into the time the place we’re going to actually sit down and lay these plans out,” the official said circa early December 2025. Whereas AdHoc continues to be not formally committing to a sequel, Shorette shared that Season 2 is being talked about “as critically as something.”
AdHoc’s Vital Function Sport Complicates Dispatch Season 2 Prospects
One main challenge standing in the way in which of the developer actively pursuing Dispatch Season 2 right away is AdHoc Studio’s Critical Role game. Shorette describes its present standing as “simmering,” whereas noting the work on it slowed down as Dispatch neared completion, thus demanding extra instant consideration and sources. In accordance with the corporate’s official LinkedIn web page, the Dispatch developer has only a few dozen staff as of late 2025. Although AdHoc outsources work like many equally sized studios—Dispatch credits list 530 professional roles—the core group was already stretched skinny managing two tasks, with one slowing to accommodate the opposite. On condition that, AdHoc could also be reluctant to start out juggling a number of video games once more instantly. And but even Vital Function CEO Travis Willingham desires to see Dispatch Season 2 “as rapidly as attainable,” having mentioned as a lot throughout a current GalaxyCon look.
If It Occurs, Dispatch Season 2 Would Be Made A lot Sooner Than Season 1
The interview additionally noticed Shorette handle the potential turnaround time for Season 2, noting that it must be considerably shorter than Dispatch‘s eight-episode debut season. He used a music metaphor for example the stress: “You’ve got your complete life to put in writing your first album after which eight months to put in writing your second.” He acknowledged that this accelerated growth cycle presents its personal challenges, particularly in comparison with the “GTA 6 quantities of time” the group took with Season 1. “We had so lengthy with this [Season 1], seven years is plenty of time,” he mentioned. “If something, it might have been embarrassing if it was unhealthy.”
We had so lengthy with this [Season 1], seven years is plenty of time. If something, it might have been embarrassing if it was unhealthy.
What AdHoc Says About Dispatch Season 2 Inventive Objectives
On the subject of artistic objectives, Shorette mentioned a possible Season 2 would wish to fulfill heightened fan expectations, noting that gamers would method it with preferences, theories, and emotional attachments that merely didn’t exist throughout Season 1. “It’ll be about what it’s not as a lot as what it’s,” he mentioned, calling this an “further problem.” Past that, there are issues that had been left on the reducing room flooring for Season 1 that would make a return in Season 2. Amongst them is an idea for a Korean idol-like hero. Nick Herman, considered one of AdHoc Studio’s co-founders, described the character as resembling “a Saja Boy undercover.” When requested about lacking the chance to launch a sport with a Ok-pop star-like character simply months after the debut of KPop Demon Hunters, Herman acknowledged the timing, saying, “Yeah, that will have been nice. We must always do this for Season 2. If there’s a Season 2.”
Dispatch Season 1 Misplaced a Writer Midway Via Improvement
No matter what comes subsequent, the industrial success of Dispatch permits AdHoc Studio to pursue its upcoming undertaking(s) with plenty of monetary peace of thoughts. That marks a pointy distinction to the state of affairs only a few years in the past, when it was counting on contract work to remain afloat and Dispatch‘s authentic writer dropped the undertaking for monetary causes, as revealed by Herman in the identical interview. Whereas he didn’t share many specifics, Herman mentioned the writer exited halfway by way of growth, with Shorette including that this unnamed firm was “related with Embracer [Group].” The acknowledged timeline corresponds with the start of Embracer’s aggressive cost-cutting efforts announced in June 2023, which preceded years of industry-wide layoffs. Dispatch by no means secured a brand new publishing accomplice, with AdHoc in the end self-publishing Season 1.
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October 22, 2025
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Mature 17+ / Blood, Crude Humor, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content material, Robust Language, Use of Medication and Alcohol
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AdHoc Studio
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AdHoc Studio
Supply: AdHoc Studio / Bluesky
