‘The Tourist’ Season 2 Begins Shooting In Dublin This April With Jamie Dornan & Danielle Macdonald

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Filming on Season 2 of ‘The Tourist‘ is about to get underway, as the BBC announces Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald will head to Dublin, Ireland to begin shooting in April 2023.

A year on from their adventure in the Australian Outback, the new series follows BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated Jamie Dornan (‘Belfast’, ‘The Fall’, ‘Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar’) who also serves as Executive Producer, and Danielle Macdonald (‘Unbelievable’, ‘Dumplin’’, ‘Patti Cakes’) who reprise their roles as Elliot and Helen, as they travel to Ireland together.

Deciding that it’s finally time for Elliot to rediscover his roots following the car crash that left him with severe memory loss, the pair find themselves dragged into the dangerous whirlwind of his past life. Whilst Elliot fights with his own demons, Helen is left to pick up the pieces of a larger mystery; forcing them both to confront foes, old and new.

“I’m incredibly excited to continue the story with The Tourist. Harry and Jack Williams are brilliant writers, and I can’t wait for audiences to see how well Ireland and it’s characters are utilised to keep them guessing as the tale progresses…” said Jamie Dornan, whilst Danielle Macdonald adds “I’m so excited to team up with Jamie again and return for another wild adventure with an amazing cast and crew. Jack and Harry Williams are brilliant storytellers and it’s exciting to see what their minds will come up with next.”

The drama launched with 12 million viewers and currently holds the title as the most-watched series on BBC iPlayer in January 2022, along with being the UK’s most-watched drama of 2022. It was also an international hit, with sales for the first series spanning five continents. The series was crowned the winner of three Golden Nymphs Awards at the Monte Carlo Television Festival including Best Series, the festival’s highest accolade.

“The Tourist was unlike anything we’d written before and we’re hugely grateful for the incredible response to series one,” said Harry and Jack Williams, Writers and Managing Directors of Two Brothers Pictures. “It’s been an exciting journey getting stuck into that world again with the quirky characters that were so loved, and seeing where we could take them next, whilst continuing to deliver a tonally unique and off-beat drama.”

The six-part second season of ‘The Tourist’ is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production for the BBC, in association with Stan and ZDF, created and written by Harry and Jack Williams (‘The Missing’, ‘Baptiste’, ‘Fleabag’), who alongside Jamie Dornan, Daniel Walker (‘Dinosaur’, ‘Boat Story’) and Sarah Hammond (‘Fleabag’, ‘Back To Life’, ‘Boat Story’) serve as executive producers for Two Brothers Pictures, and Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC. Alex Mercer (‘Inside Man’, ‘Crossfire’, ‘Doctor Who’) produces.

Fergus O’Brien (‘Happy Valley’ Season 3, ‘Gentleman Jack’, ‘The A Word’) directs the opening block with Johann Perry (‘Happy Valley’, ‘Gentleman Jack’, ‘Against The Law’) as DOP. Louise Kiely (‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Normal People’, ‘The Green Knight’) is Casting Director. International sales will be handled by All3Media international.

“Series two of The Tourist will surprise and delight viewers in the same way that the first did so successfully,” said Sarah Hammond and Daniel Walker, Executive Producers for Two Brothers Pictures. “With comedy embedded throughout the dark and thrilling narrative, we’re sure this series will continue to appeal to a wide audience, and are excited to explore that in a different setting.”

‘The Tourist‘ Season 2 does not yet have a premiere date, but will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.