ITV1 and ITVX’s thriller Red Eye, produced by Bad Wolf and written by Peter A Dowling, is due to commence filming its second series with Jing Lusi reprising her role as DS Hana Li alongside new guest star, Martin Compston.
With a new conspiracy to solve in the highly pressurised world of Red Eye, Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore also reprise their roles as Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney and journalist Jess Li.
Commissioned by ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, the thriller launched last year with audiences in excess of 8 million viewers and 29.3m streams on ITVX, making Red Eye one of ITV’s top ten dramas of 2024.
Red Eye 2 consists of six new episodes written and created by Peter A Dowling (Black and Blue, Flightplan), with Jingan Young returning to write an episode.
Julie Gardner (I Hate Suzie, Doctor Who) will executive produce the new series alongside Lachlan MacKinnon (Industry, A Discovery of Witches). Chris May (Litvinenko, Doctor Who) will produce the series. Kieron Hawkes (Power Book IV, Fortitude) will return to direct episodes 1-3, with Camilla Strøm Henriksen (Grace, The Suspect) directing episodes 4-6.
Commented Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon on behalf of Bad Wolf: “Peter A Dowling has again crafted the most intense and ambitious thriller, full of his signature twists and turns. Our magnificent returning cast, Jing Lusi, Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore, will be joined by the marvellous Martin Compston. We are incredibly thankful to Polly Hill for recommissioning the show and giving us the chance to again share it with the ITV audience.”
Sony Pictures Television will be responsible for the international distribution of the second series of Red Eye.
Jon Creamer
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