Jamie Dornan says he’s “incredibly excited to continue the story” by returning to The Tourist for season two.
Jamie Dornan will return for a second season of the critically acclaimed BBC series The Tourist.
“I’m incredibly excited to continue the story with The Tourist,” the 40-year-old UK native, who plays Elliott/The Man on the series, said in a statement.
The Fifty Shades of Gray star, who is also an executive producer on the show, said the show’s creators, Harry and Jack Williams, “are brilliant writers and I can’t wait for audiences to see how well Ireland and her characters are used.” . to keep them guessing as the story progresses.
The next installment in the series, produced by Two Brothers Pictures and All3Media International, will begin production this April.
The series, which was the most watched on BBC iPlayer in January 2022, also featured Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Danny Adcock and Damon Herriman.
Creators Jack and Harry Williams said in a statement that “The Tourist is unlike anything we’ve written before and we’re incredibly grateful for the incredible response to the first season.”
They said “it’s been an exciting ride to get caught up in that world again with the wacky characters we love so much and see where we might take them next, while continuing to deliver tonally unique, off-beat drama.”
The series’ story will follow Elliott (Dornan) looking back on his past after dealing with severe memory loss in the aftermath of a car accident.
The Latest: Jamie Dornan, 40, will return for a second season of the critically acclaimed BBC series The Tourist. The actor was photographed at the BAFTA Awards earlier this month.
While Elliott deals with his internal battles, Helen (Macdonald) deals with another underlying scenario that leads them to deal with a series of enemies from the past and present.
“I am so excited to team up with Jamie again and return for another wild adventure with an incredible cast and crew,” Macdonald said in a statement.
He added: “Jack and Harry Williams are brilliant storytellers and it’s exciting to see what they come up with next.”
Two Brothers executives Sarah Hammond and Daniel Walker said season two of The Tourist “will surprise and delight viewers in the same way the first season successfully did…with comedy embedded in the dark and exciting narrative.” “.
In recent years, Dornan has been seen in the film Belfast and the comedy-drama Wild Mountain Thyme.
Other upcoming projects include the film A Haunting in Venice, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and Heart of Stone, a crime thriller in which he appears alongside Gal Gadot.
The UK native, who plays Elliott/The Man on the series, said: “I’m incredibly excited to continue the story with The Tourist.”
The series’ story will follow Elliott (Dornan) looking back on his past after dealing with severe memory loss in the aftermath of a car accident.
Dornan was seen on the series alongside Shalom Brune-Franklin, who plays Luci.
The Fifty Shades of Gray star is also an executive producer of the show.