There's another possibility you aren't accounting for: it could be neither.

At the moment, "The Son" is in a weird sort of limbo. AMC announced a year ago that the show was renewed for a second season, and seven months ago it said that it had "kicked off production" in Texas. However, there hasn't been a word since.

"The Son" is the sort of prestige drama that prides itself on taking its time, though, so "production" could take as long as they want it to.

Indeed, it could be getting slowed up by its own creator. The series is based on a novel of the same name by western author Philipp Meyer. Meyer also wrote the scripts for some of the episodes and is credited as creator and executive producer. He's been a lot more hands-on than most authors are with their screen adaptations, and he's a detail-oriented sort of guy.

"He was heavily involved in everything," series star Pierce Brosnan said in an interview with the New York Times. 

"He's definitely put his fingerprints on the show," then-AMC exec Joel Stillerman agreed.

The subtext of these quotes is that he's a little bossy, something Meyer didn't deny. He told the Times interviewer that his obsession with historical details was "probably annoying."

That attention to detail is, of course, what makes or breaks a historical show like "The Son," but it's also the sort of thing that can slow production down.

To be accurate, the answer to your question is that it will be returning, but no one knows when. 

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