 In February 2009 , Fox announced that if they renewed Fringe for a second season , they were moving the show 's production from New York City to Vancouver , as the American city 's tax breaks had expired . Fox officially renewed Fringe for a second season on May 4 , 2009 , and in July announced the new season would premiere on September 23 , behind a new episode of Bones . Later reports indicated the episode would premiere on September 17 . 
