Channel 4 has renewed psychological drama ‘The Couple Next Door‘ for a second season with a brand new story and lead cast. Sam Palladio (Nashville, The Princess Switch), Annabel Scholey (The Split, The Sixth Commandment), Aggy K Adams (The Witcher, Greek Salad) and Sendhil Ramamurthy (One Piece, Never Have I Ever) take on the central roles, alongside the return of Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered, Not Going Out).
Written by David Allison (Bedlam, Marcella) and directed by Dries Vos (Suspect, Professor T), this second season will see viewers venture back into the claustrophobic world of the cul-de-sac and explore the fallout of taking your fantasies and making them reality.
Brilliant heart surgeon Charlotte Roberts (Scholey) and her husband, consultant anaesthetist Jacob (Palladio) are a high-flying busy married couple. But things soon turn upside down when their mysterious new hospital colleague Mia (Adams) rents out the house next door. Working her way into Charlotte and Jacob’s confidence and eventually their bed, Mia also quickly befriends cul-de-sac outcast Alan (Dennis) whilst Charlotte has to handle the reappearance of past flame Leo (Ramamurthy).
However, it’s not long before Mia’s past comes back to haunt her, leading Charlotte and Jacob to question who she really is, especially when patients at the hospital mysteriously start dying. But one thing is clear, giving into desires can have deadly consequences…
“We are looking forward to audiences returning to the street with a gripping new story, brilliant new characters with Sam, Annabel, Aggy and Sendhil in our new lead roles and the return of the familiar face of Hugh Dennis as Alan,” said Sarah Stack, Drama Commissioning Editor at Channel 4. “Viewers are certainly in for an explosive treat and if you loved series one, you won’t want to miss series two!”
The first series of ‘The Couple Next Door’ was Channel 4’s biggest scripted streaming launch ever with episode one achieving more than one million streams in the first seven days.
“More sexy shenanigans in suburbia this time with a provocative psychological twist, the addictive global hit thriller The Couple Next Door is back, with a new set of neighbours each hiding dark secrets of their own,” adds Jo McGrath, executive producer for Eagle Eye Drama.
This series is loosely adapted from Scandi drama ‘Fatal Injections’ made by Kamikaze Film CPH distributed by Reinvent International Sales, and the Dutch format ‘The Neighbours’ made by Millstreet Films on which season one was based. Jo McGrath and Walter Iuzzolino serve as executive producers for Eagle Eye Drama and the producer is Jennifer Burnet. The Couple Next Door is being produced in association with Happy Duck Films and is supported by the Belgian Tax Shelter. Eagle Eye Drama and Happy Duck Films are part of ITV Studios. Beta Film will internationally distribute the series.
‘The Couple Next Door‘ Season 2 does not yet have a premiere date, but will air on Channel 4 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.
Photos used in this article were supplied by Channel 4 as part of their press release.