The second season of the American television drama series Falling Skies premiered June 17, 2012.

The season's plot focuses on the 2nd Massachusetts' discovery that a large community of survivors has formed in Charleston, their journey there, and their reception once they arrive.

It also focusses on the discovery that the Skitters are themselves "harnessed" and mind-controlled by the invaders, but that some of them are resistant to the effects and are rebelling against their Overlords..

[4] For the second season, Brandon Jay McLaren joined the cast in October as Jamil Dexter,[5] a mechanic.

"[3] Series lead Noah Wyle received several phone calls after the first-season finale aired.

[3] Aubuchon added that Tom Mason's capture helped the writer's change the character slightly.

He said that Remi had "a lot of ideas about how to keep the good stuff we'd established in Season 1", and "diminish the things that weren't as strong".

[14] Steven Spielberg's original conception of Falling Skies was that the characters in the series would be nomadic.

[14] The idea for the second season was to "create a mobile refugee camp made up of vehicles and rag-tag tents.

"[14] Chris Faloona, who was the Director of Photography in the first season, was unable to return due to commitments on another series, and Nate Goodman was hired.

[14] Promotion for the season includes a digital comic book, entitled Falling Skies: The Battle of Fitchburg.

Wil Wheaton hosted the show, which ran throughout the entire second season of Falling Skies.

"[26] Chuck Barney declared "Sunday's explosive two-hour opener boldly delivers on the promise by TNT producers to rev up both the pace and the firepower in Season 2.