With Square Enix almost managing to fatally garrotte Hitman developer IO Interactive when they dumped the studio, it looked like the continued adventures of Agent 47 would grind to a halt. A reborn episodic series had managed to create a stellar sandbox of stealth and murder, while also building a story that was meant to last across several seasons of action and intrigue. IO Interactive bounced back however, secured their independence and got to work on a second season of Hitman. A second season that is now truly official.