The much-anticipated second series of award-winning BBC Three drama In The Flesh will return to UK screens in the first week of May, ahead of co-producer BBC America’s transmission on 10 May.
Over six episodes, In The Flesh propels us back to the hotbed of Roarton nine months on, where the living and the undead have reached a fragile peace. Partially Deceased Syndrome (PDS) sufferer, Kieren (Luke Newberry) is still struggling to find self-acceptance, and is keeping his head down, squirreling money into his ‘escape fund’ for Paris. Only problem is, he can’t escape himself.
In the wider world, fear is in the air, provoked by radical Pro-Living Party, Victus, and extremism linked to the Undead Liberation Army. Scarier still, there are whispers about a Second Rising.
When explosive characters from both Victus and the ULA descend in Roarton, Kieren’s dreams of escape are thrown into disarray. Victus MP Maxine Martin (Wunmi Mosaku), is stirring up anti-PDS sentiment in the village, while charismatic ULA disciple, Simon (Emmett J Scanlan), wants Kieren to stay for different reasons altogether.
As Kieren increasingly finds himself in Maxine and Simon’s crossfire, tensions re-ignite within the Walker family, where schoolgirl Jem (Harriet Cains) is facing her own demons, struggling to come to terms with vivid flashbacks from her time in the HVF (Human Volunteer Force). Kieren’s only saving grace is the return of his old hunting partner Amy Dyer (Emily Bevan)… but has his happy-go-lucky BDFF (Best Dead Friend Forever) been radicalized by the ULA?
As the series progresses, we follow Kieren, his friends and family, as he wrestles with his identity, and his own and other people's beliefs. One thing’s for certain, a quiet life is no longer an option.
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Looking forward to this!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of this before. Is it worth catching up with Season 1?
ReplyDeleteYeah! It's pretty short (what with it being from the UK), but it's pretty good.
ReplyDeleteIs it bad that I've never heard of this and I'm from the UK?
ReplyDeleteVery! ;)
ReplyDeleteOh thanks. Yes, I'll check this out. Thank you
ReplyDeleteI am relly looking forward to this. The 1st season was very good.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! Its a really different kind of zombie show, really heartbreaking as well.
ReplyDeleteYou should be ashamed! Though it was only 3eps last year.
ReplyDeleteBeen looking forward to this show returning, definitely another great BBC 3 supernatural show after Being Human and The Fades.
ReplyDeleteI don't really watch UK shows, despite living... you know... living in the UK.
ReplyDeleteWhat is The Fades?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-9U-DpRqQ
ReplyDeletehah I don't watch many myself but always keep an eye out for any supernatural/sci-fi ones
ReplyDeleteLike Sandi said it was brilliant, Fitz from Agents of SHIELD was in it. It is by far the creepiest genuinely scary supernatural show I've seen in recent years. So much happened in its short season but its worth watching if you can get hold of it.
ReplyDeleteIf only Game of Thrones hadn't nabbed two of the main cast we may have had a second series, lol
ReplyDeleteSo Series 2 is going to be 6 episodes - not 6 episodes between the two seasons?
ReplyDeleteHuzzah!
Looking forward to this for what feels like far too long!
Now if we can get some news on Utopia series 2!
My thoughts exactly!! I have been checking regularly for any news about the 2nd series of Utopia...Still nothing.
ReplyDeleteDid you see the cast announcements at the end of last year?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.denofgeek.com/tv/utopia/27733/meet-the-new-cast-members-of-utopia-series-2
Yup and in my opinion they're improving an already excellent cast..
ReplyDeleteAs a fellow fan it was great to see Luke Newberry's BAFTA nomination for this show last night :)
ReplyDeleteYeah I guess they will have to, there's no release date on the BBC shop as yet so maybe it's an Amazon guess on release, or was a tentative one? The air date was only decided on a couple of days ago so I'm not sure how a firm DVD date would have been worked out before then, lol.
I have been waiting for this! I can't wait! Luke Newberry is by far one of my fave new British actors
ReplyDeleteAmazon UK lists the season 2 Bluray for May 26 so I was expecting this to premiere mid April... I guess they'll push back the DVD/BR release...
@Sandi Thank you both for suggesting this show. I've just finished it and I loved it! (Netflix had it, but it's being taken off in a week or so). I don't suppose either of you know what that ending was supposed to be? haha. Thank you again for recommending it. I can't believe that I had never heard of it before. It has an incredible cast too! Although I swear Fitz looks about 10 years younger on The Fades than he does in SHIELD haha.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked it! I can't remember if the showrunner ever did an interview explaining what would have happened. A real shame it never got another season but hey at least we got Fitz!
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