The Following’s Following Earns Second Season!

THE FOLLOWING: This spellbinding and intense drama follows an ex-FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon, L) who is called out of retirement to track down a devious and diabolical serial killer (James Purefoy, R), the mastermind behind a nationwide string of murders in the new drama THE FOLLOWING premiering midseason on FOX. ©2012 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Patrick Ecclesine/FOX

The dark, complicated Fox drama The Following (Mondays, 9/8C) has been renewed! It would seem to have developing (ahem!) a following. For the official tag for tonight’s episode, follow the jump.

Also renewed are fledging comedy The Mindy Project, New Girl and Raising Hope.

In tonight’s all-new episode (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), with the help of attorney Olivia Warren (guest star Renee Elise Goldsberry), makes a case against Ryan (Kevin Bacon) and the FBI to be transferred to a different facility, but Ryan suspects a larger plan may be at play. Meanwhile, Emma (Valorie Curry) and Joey (Kyle Catlett) arrive at a meeting point and come across another follower who has a secret of his own.

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