MTV's "Finding Carter" has been renewed for a second season that will comprise of 12 episodes.

The series, which stars Kathryn Prescott, follows the life of a teenager who was abducted by her mother as a child. Since its premiere episode on July 8, the series has already averaged 1.25 million viewers. The scripted drama is also dubbed as the number one drama on MTV as of late, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"The creative minds behind Finding Carter did an exceptional job bringing this story to life and drawing our audience in. I'm looking forward to another season following Carter on her journey," MTV programming president Susanne Daniels said.

"Finding Carter" season 2 will showcase Carter's struggles to get along with her family and friends, while trying to find the only mother she's ever really known, Zap2It reported.

MTV released a statement confirming the series' renewal and said, "Finding Carter continues to experience strong ratings lifts with live +3 viewing. On average, the series garners a nearly 70 percent increase when accounting for three days of delayed viewing. Episode five more than doubled its rating with a 111 percent lift , episode six jumped 82 percent and last week's episode increased 100 percent," TV Series Finale noted.

In addition to this, "Finding Carter" has also received over five million streams in 2014 via the MTV app and every week, the hashtag #FindingCarter and #NewFindingCarter have been number on in the United States and worldwide.

Other cast members include Anna Jacoby-Heron as Taylor, Cynthia Watros as Elizabeth, Alexis Denisof as David, Zac Pullam as Grant, Alex Saxon as Max, Milen Govich as Lori, Jesse Henderson as Gabe, Eddie Matos as Kyle, Vanessa Morgan as Bird, Jesse Carere as Ofe, Caleb Ruminer as Crash, Meredith Baxter as Grandma Joan and Robert Pine as Grandpa Buddy, the same publication noted.

"Finding Carter" airs on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on MTV.