Peacock & Sky will run for more days.
NBCUniversal-owned streamer and UK broadcaster Sky has renewed the thriller starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch for a second season. The pickup follows a successful launch in both the UK and the US. The series attracted 3 million viewers in its first week on Sky Atlantic, the best series there in two years. On Peacock, the show ranked among the top five original streaming series in the U.S. for its opening weekend, based on preliminary data from Nielsen.
The series is based on the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, which was first adapted into a 1973 feature film. The series follows the cat-and-mouse game between a chameleon killer (Eddie Redmayne) and an MI6 agent (Leshana Lynch) who is determined to catch him.
There is no word yet on whether Lynch or Redmayne will reprise their roles in season two. The 10-episode first season continues on Sky Atlantic in the UK (where it premiered on November 7) and Peacock in the US (which debuted on November 14).
The season one cast also includes Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill and Sule Rimi.
Universal International Studios and Carnival produce the films. Ronan Bennett () adapted the novel and executive produced with Gareth Neme and Nigel Marchant of Carnival Films, Sam Hoyle, Sue Neagle, Brian Kirk and Redmayne of Sky Studios. Lynch and Marian Buckland are co-executive producers. Brian Kirk, Anthony Phillipson, Paul Wilmshurst and Anu Menon are the directors for season one.
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