After the Flood season 2: Release date and latest news
After the Flood season 1 concluded on a mighty cliffhanger. So, what's next?
While the impending flood threat is still very much a feature of After the Flood as it returns to ITV1 and ITVX for season 2, this time Jo Marshall, who's now a certified detective, also has to deal with wildfires.
"There's a scene when she's on the moors, there are wildfires, and of course she can’t help but get involved," said lead Sophie Rundle of what's in store in the coming episodes.
"When everyone else tells her to run the other way, she runs toward the trouble, toward danger. That’s why we love her – fearless, reckless, a hero."
Those are the same moors where Jo also discovers a dead body.
"What unfolds is this spider web of conspiracy and lies, we bring new characters in, and it all has that climate activist undertone," she added.
"Something is going on within the community that she needs to unpick, and all is not as it seems."
But when can you watch it? And which cast members are joining Rundle? Read on for everything you need to know about After the Flood season 2.
After The Flood season 2 release date: When will it air?
The second run will land on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday 18th January at 9pm.
There are six episodes in total, all of which you can stream from 18th.
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After The Flood season 2 cast: Who's returning? And who's new?
The confirmed returning cast is as follows:
- Sophie Rundle as Jo
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Molly
- Matt Stokoe as Pat
- Nicholas Gleaves as 'Mackie'
- Philip Glenister as Jack
- Jacqueline Boatswain as Sarah
- Tripti Tripuraneni as Deepa
- Heider Ali as DS Babak
- Faye McKeever as Kelly
- George Bukhari as Keith
- Maui Connock as Sophie
- Leo Flanagan as Finn
You can also expect to see the following new faces:
- Alun Armstrong (Breeders, Sherwood) as Alan Benson
- Jill Halfpenny (The Red King, The Long Shadow) as DS Sam Bradley
- Ian Puleston-Davies (Pennyworth, Tin Star) as Tony Rower
- Matthew McNulty (The Jetty, The Rising) as Xav Palmer
- Anil Desai (The Night Manager S2, Sex Education) as DCI Balsara
- Steph De Whalley (Doctor Who, Midnight Taxi) as Harriet Benson
- Nathalie Armin (Showtrail S2, Maigret) as Layal
- Tony Marshall (Sister Boniface Mysteries, Casualty) as Fraser Tempest
- Roger Morlidge (The Bank of Dave, Chemistry of Death) as Geoff Dixon
- Oliver Nelson (The Gathering, Home Fires) as Declan Rower
- Donna Rower as Jenny Platt (Versailles, Waterloo Road)
- Lola Brown as Izza
After The Flood season 2 plot: what will happen?
Jo is a "newly promoted detective" in season 2 when she finds herself leading "a baffling new 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," continues the official synopsis.
But her race to apprehend the killer "brings her into direct conflict with powerful and influential forces within the town, ultimately drawing her into an investigation that becomes deeply personal".
Jo must work in secret if she is to "have any hope of rooting out the corruption that has blighted the town's police force - and her own family - for decades".
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Speaking about last season's big reveal – Mackie is a corrupt officer and a murderer, having killed season 1 victim Daniel Eden, and her partner Pat had also been "on the take" for years – Rundle said: "We see Jo trying to work out where she is in relation to Mackie and Pat [in season 2], and we see how she is coming to terms with everything she’s uncovered.
"On the surface, it seems like everything is fine, but we soon realise that she's playing the long game and is working to bring Mackie down and build a case against him.
"She’s still a dog with a bone, she’s not forgotten, and she's just gearing up for the next attack."
After the Flood season 2 trailer: is it available to watch?
Yes - you can enjoy the thrilling trailer right now.
Watch it below.
After the Flood season 1 is available to stream now on ITVX.
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
