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Chuck season 2

season of television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ1751367 ↗
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The second season of Chuck contains 22 episodes and was originally aired from September 29, 2008 to April 27, 2009. The season continues to focus on Chuck's constant struggle to keep his spy life and real life apart as he becomes more accustomed to being a spy. More background on the Intersect project is revealed. Fulcrum, a hostile espionage organization that covets the Intersect, is featured more heavily as the season's main antagonist. Chuck and Sarah continue to grow closer, complicating their asset-handler relationship.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Zachary Levi as Charles "Chuck" Bartowski (22 episodes)

Yvonne Strahovski as Agent Sarah Walker (22 episodes)

Joshua Gomez as Morgan Grimes (22 episodes)

Ryan McPartlin as Dr. Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb (17 episodes)

Mark Christopher Lawrence as Michael "Big Mike" Tucker (18 episodes)

Julia Ling as Anna Wu (14 episodes)

Scott Krinsky as Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes (22 episodes)

Vik Sahay as Lester Patel (22 episodes)

Sarah Lancaster as Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Bartowski (18 episodes)

Adam Baldwin as Major John Casey (22 episodes)

Supporting cast

Bonita Friedericy as Brigadier General Diane Beckman (22 episodes)

Tony Hale as Emmett Milbarge (14 episodes)

Jordana Brewster as Jill Roberts (4 episodes)

Matthew Bomer as Bryce Larkin (3 episodes)

Chevy Chase as Ted Roark (3 episodes)

Scott Bakula as Stephen J. Bartowski (3 episodes)

Arnold Vosloo as Vincent Smith (3 episodes)

Jonathan Cake as Cole Barker (2 episodes)

Tony Todd as CIA Director Langston Graham (2 episodes)

Patricia Rae as Bolonia Tucker (3 episodes)

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Reception

The second season of Chuck averaged on 7.36 million viewers per episode.

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