From GameWatcher: “Dontnod and Square Enix release The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit today, a free episode in the Life Is Strange universe that will set up events in Life Is Strange 2 – and having played it, the game seems to suggest that previous series protagonists Max and Chloe may not feature in Life Is Strange 2.”
Source: N4G PC Life Is Strange 2 may not feature Max and Chloe