US TV network, ABC have asked the show’s creator, Bryan Fuller to make the second series of the show “more grounded.”

“The first part of [this] season was really tough,” Fuller told USA Today. “They were like, ‘Let’s ground the show a little more; it can’t be a cartoon. We can’t have the show be weird and not get an audience.’

“And we were like, ‘We can’t have the show be boring and not get the people back we had last year.’ The challenge to me was to make sure the fundamental DNA of the show didn’t change.”

Actor Lee Pace, who plays piemaker Ned, added: “It’s not for everyone. It’s fairy tale-like, it’s very romantic, it’s very quirky. There’s a very specific mark to hit with a squirrelly arrow. But luckily Bryan’s got great taste.”