EXCLUSIVE: The Assassin is coming back. Prime Video has confirmed a second season of the thriller series has been greenlit, with production kicking off later this year. We were previously the first to report that Season 2 was in development and now have the news it is full speed ahead on a new run of the drama, which was created and written by Harry and Jack Williams.
Keeley Hawes is coming back as Julie. She is the former assassin who, in Season 1, found her quiet life on a Greek island disrupted when her son, Edward, turned up seeking answers around his paternity. Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor) stars as Edward and is also back for Season 2. Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Girlfriend) will reprise her role as Kayla, Edward’s tenacious and savvy fiancée. Devon Terrell (It’s What’s Inside, Barry) returns as Ezra, Kayla’s unpredictable brother.
We’ve also got the lowdown on what to expect in the new season. It picks up after Edward and Julie have returned from a disastrous trip to an as-yet-unspecified part of Northern Europe, where they find themselves estranged following a mysterious fall-out. Julie’s days as an assassin, meanwhile, are far from behind her and she has slipped back into her old ways, while also, in this season, navigating the dating scene. After Edward’s honeymoon doesn’t go quite as planned, he finds himself having to reunite with Julie to take on Spain’s corrupt underworld, leaving them to see whether they can handle the job and mend the rift that tore them apart.
“I can’t wait to step back into Julie’s world.” Hawes said. “To reunite with Freddie and our extraordinary cast, and to dive deeper into Julie’s life and her complicated relationship with Edward, is a privilege. There is so much more to uncover.”
Highmore added: “What fun it’ll be to get the gang back together – I can’t wait to be reunited with so many of the cast and crew. Harry and Jack have cooked up another spectacular adventure, and I feel so lucky to have the brilliant Keeley as a sparring partner once again.”
In North America, the first series is on AMC Networks’ streaming service AMC+ in the US, and on Crave and CTV in Canada. In Lat-Am NBCUniversal has rights to the show. With All3Media International across sales it also landed with buyers including HBO Max in France, Mediaset in Spain and Stan in Australia.
The show is produced Two Brothers Pictures (Fleabag) in association with All3Media International. Daisy Mount and Alex Mercer are executive producers for Two Brothers, and said: “Reuniting with Keeley, Freddie, Shalom, and Devon is a real privilege as we dive back into the world of The Assassin – of course we couldn’t leave them sailing off into the sunset in blissful harmony. The second season is full of twists, turns and thrilling unpredictability – just like the characters at the center of it.”
Harry and Jack Williams are exec producers alongside Mercer, Mount and Sarah Hammond for Two Brothers. Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore are also EPs. The directors are Terry McDonough and Sarah O’Gorman.