Fans of "Wayward Pines" should probably start accepting the fact that the show is unlikely to have a second season.

The TV series was developed by Chad Hodge and attracted such luminaries as M. Night Shyamalan, who directed the pilot episode and also served as executive producer. It was aired on May 14 and had a 10-episode run that wrapped up on July 23.

The show, which was picked up as a mid-season replacement, quickly established a loyal following and received favorable reviews on its story telling and characters who were brought to life by stars like Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Shannyn Sossamon, Toby Jones and Terrence Howard.

"Wayward Pines" was based on Blake Crouch's popular "The Wayward Pines Trilogy." "Pines" revolved around US Secret Service agent Ethan Burke's awakening in the mysterious town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. The second book, "Wayward," followed Burke as he tried to do his role as sheriff and the last novel, "The Last Town," revealed the truth about the bucolic town.

Despite some subtle changes, all three novels were already covered in the 10 episodes of the TV series, which was why Hodge has stated in interviews that the story of "Wayward Pines" had already been told and that a second season was impossible. Episodes one to five mined the first novel while episodes six to ten were based on "Wayward" and "The Last Town." The cliffhanger ending was also specifically designed to be ambiguous. The "Runaway" creator also pointed out that the show was more of a TV event than a series, so there was a clear start and end point.

However, the positive reception and clamor for more episodes has been heard by Fox Entertainment Group and its CEO, Dana Walden, admits that another season of "Wayward Pines" is possible "if Blake is prepared to lay that mythology into the book series further."

Shyamalan and Crouch have reportedly met to discuss possible directions that a second season could take but nothing concrete has been established yet.

Suggestions for possible storylines include the series revolving around Ethan's son, who woke up after several years to the same predicament that his father had faced. Another direction the show could take was to focus on Adam Hassler, Tim Griffin's character, as he leads an expedition to look for other survivors.