The second season of the NBC American supernatural drama series Grimm premiered on August 13, 2012, and consisted of 22 episodes. The series, created by David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter, follows a descendant of the Grimm line, Nick Burkhardt, as he deals with being a cop, and trying not to expose his secret as a Grimm.
Cast
Main cast
David Giuntoli as Nick Burkhardt
Russell Hornsby as Hank Griffin
Bitsie Tulloch as Juliette Silverton
Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe
Sasha Roiz as Captain Sean Renard
Reggie Lee as Sergeant Drew Wu
Bree Turner as Rosalee Calvert
Claire Coffee as Adalind Schade (regular from episode 12 onwards, recurring previously)
Recurring cast
Robert Blanche as Franco
Danny Bruno as Bud Wurstner
Christian Lagadec as Sebastien
James Frain as Eric Renard
Mary McDonald-Lewis as Frau Pech
Sharon Sachs as Dr. Harper
Shohreh Aghdashloo as Stefania Vaduva Popescu
Michael Grant Terry as Ryan Smulson
Bertila Damas as Pilar
Reg E. Cathey as Baron Samedi
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Kelly Burkhardt
Jessica Tuck as Catherine Schade
Lisa Vidal as Lauren Castro
Mike Dopud as Marnassier
Jim Crino as Leroy Estes
Robert Alan Barnett as Matthew
Production
On March 16, 2012, NBC announced that the series had been renewed for a second season with a 22-episode order. Bree Turner, who plays Rosalee Calvert, joined the main cast from the beginning of season two. Production began on May 30 for an August 13 premiere. Claire Coffee, who plays Adalind Schade, was also upgraded to a series regular for season two, starting from episode 12.
The first four episodes debuted on Monday nights at 10 pm before moving back to Friday nights at 9 pm starting September 28. The fall finale aired on November 16. New episodes returned on March 8, 2013. The show was moved to Tuesday nights beginning with episode 19.
Russell Hornsby injured his Achilles tendon near the end of production of the second season. His character was written out as "on vacation" for two episodes (Volcanalis and Endangered) to give Hornsby time to undergo surgery.
