'Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath' Season 2: Remini Teases What's Next
"Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" has been renewed for season 2, something that former parishioner Leah Remini did not expect, but is glad about.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Remini admitted that she did not "foresee" a new season of "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" nor did she want one, but she welcomes this opportunity.
"But the response from the organization and the response from parishioners — particularly celebrity parishioners — has proven to me that we need to continue to tell these stories," she explained.
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Remini also teased that "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" season 2 might build on the legal campaign she mentioned by the end of the first season.
"In my heart I believed the FBI would be sitting in a war room like they do on TV," she said, imagining how they will "raid the place" and "run in and save all these people" and ultimately shutting it all down.
"But that is not real life," she said, pointing out that Scientology's tax-exempt status will not make it possible for the authorities to just disregard them as a religious organization.
"They've met the religious requirements on paper, so we need more time to effect change. Several law firms have contacted [me and show consultant/costar Mike Rinder], and we're moving forward," Remini explained.
"Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" season 2 is set to air later this year. Remini is happy about how the show affected her life and career so far despite the controversial response it was expected to get from Hollywood.
"I've been embraced even more by Hollywood, and I continue to work," Remini, who is working on a new NBC series, "What About Barb?" said.
"As far as acting is concerned, if my career was affected by my speaking out against abuses, then I'm good with it. I don't need to work in a town that's complicit with these kinds of abuses," she went on to say.
