ITV has commissioned a second series of Quay Street Productions’ drama, After the Flood.
Filming is set to begin in Greater Manchester and Derbyshire next year.
Written by Mick Ford, the 6-part series will see the return of Sophie Rundle, Philip Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne, Nicholas Gleaves and Matt Stokoe.
“We are delighted to be making another series of After The Flood following the great response to series 1 from ITV viewers,” said Executive Producers, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee.
“With the same fantastic actors and brilliant Mick Ford’s scripts, we are excited to give the audience another opportunity to revisit the characters’ stories with a whole new murder mystery at the core of series 2.”
The second series finds newly promoted detective Jo Marshall (Rundle) on the trail of a baffling murder investigation. As tensions simmer in Waterside amid the rising threat of moorland fires and the subsequent risk of further flooding, a body is discovered in bizarre circumstances. Marshall’s race to stop the killer will put her in opposition to dark, influential forces within the town, and ultimately take her on a much more personal investigation.
“We’re so pleased that the ITV1 and ITVX audience enjoyed the brilliant first series of After The Flood and we’re really excited to be returning to see what’s next for Jo, Molly, Pat and the residents of Waterside,” added ITV’s Drama commissioner Huw Kennair Jones.
“With the combination of the fantastic cast and the team at Quay Street led by Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee and Mick Ford, series two is already promising to deliver a thrilling mystery that will keep the viewers guessing again until the very end.”
The 6 x 60minute drama is produced by Manchester’s Quay Street Productions and commissioned by Polly Hill for ITV.
Fiona McAllister (Significant Other, After The Flood) is producer and Azhur Saleem (Anansi Boys, Doctor Who) returns to direct episodes 1-3.
