Christopher Walken series “The Outlaws” has been renewed for a second season. Walken will also return as Frank Sheldon.
Created by Stephen Merchant (“The Office”) and Elgin James (“Mayans M.C.”) the comedy thriller follows seven convicts completing community service in Bristol, U.K.
The second season, which has already wrapped and is due to air next year, follows on directly from season 1. Both seasons were filmed back to back. The show is a BBC One/Amazon Studios co-production.
Returning alongside Merchant (who both stars in and writes the series) and Walken are Rhianne Barreto (“Honour”), Gamba Cole (“Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle”), Darren Boyd (“Killing Eve”), Clare Perkins (“EastEnders”), Eleanor Tomlinson (“Poldark”), Jessica Gunning (“Back”), Charles Babalola (“Bancroft”), Nina Wadia (“Goodness Gracious Me”), Tom Hanson (“Brassic”) and Aiyana Goodfellow (“Small Axe”).
Julia Davis (“Sally4Ever”), Dolly Wells (“Dracula”), Ian McElhinney (“Game of Thrones”) and Claes Bang (“Dracula”) guest star.
Season 2 was commissioned by BBC Comedy and BBC One and produced by Big Talk (“Friday Night Dinner”) and Stephen Merchant’s “Four Eyes.”
Merchant exec produces for Four Eyes and Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen and Matthew Justice for Big Talk. Tanya Qureshi is the commissioning editor for the BBC.
John Butler (“Papi Chulo”) and Alicia MacDonald (“Flack”) direct. Frances du Pille (“The Watch”) produces with series producer Nickie Sault (“The Virtues”).
Season 2 will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the U.K. and on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Nordics.
According to the BBC, “The Outlaws” has been the broadcaster’s biggest comedy launch in 2021 and has been streamed on iPlayer 11 million times.
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