Criminal Record season 2: Release date and latest news for Apple TV drama
When will Hegarty and Lenker lock horns again?
It's been a long wait, but finally it's almost time to reunite with Peter Capaldi's Daniel Hegarty and Cush Jumbo's June Lenker, as Apple TV police drama Criminal Record returns for its second season.
Where the first season saw Lenker trying to fix a corrupt system, while Hegarty fought to protect his legacy, this new run sees them teaming up to investigate a live case, surrounding the death of a young man and a far-right bomb plot.
The first season of the show tackled important and timely themes surrounding modern day policing, racism, misogyny and more, and it seems this new run will have plenty on its mind too.
But when will the new episodes actually debut, who is back in the cast from the previous season and who is joining for this new one?
Read on for everything you need to know about Criminal Record season 2.
Will there be Criminal Record season 2?
There will! The drama was officially renewed in August 2024, after Cush Jumbo had previously already revealed the plans for a return.
Speaking to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, as was reported by Deadline, Jumbo was asked whether she knew anything about the show potentially returning for a second run, to which she said: "There will be, yeah."
The synopsis for the new run of episodes says: "In season 2, when a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, rival police officers June Lenker (Jumbo) and Daniel Hegarty (Capaldi) are forced into an uneasy alliance.
"But what starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a far-right bomb plot in the heart of London."
When will Criminal Record season 2 be released on Apple TV?
Criminal Record season 2 will start airing on Wednesday 22 April 2026, with the first episode becoming available on Apple TV that day. This means it is arriving over two years after the show's first run, which debuted in January 2026.
The season will be released weekly, meaning the eighth and final episode will arrive on Wednesday 10 June.
Criminal Record cast – Who will be back for season 2?
It will come as no surprise to fans of the first season of Criminal Record that Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo will both be back, returning as DCI Hegarty and DS Lenker respectively.
As for the rest of the cast, there will also be returns for Shaun Dooley, Stephen Campbell Moore and Charlie Creed-Miles, but elsewhere there are a whole host of newcomers also joining for the season.
Those set to join the cast this time around include Dustin Demri-Burns (Slow Horses), Luca Pasqualino (Rivals), Luther Ford (The Crown) and Lyndsey Marshal (Death in Paradise).
Here's a list of the central actors and characters in Criminal Record season 2:
- Peter Capaldi as DCI Daniel Hegarty
- Cush Jumbo as DI June Lenker
- Dustin Demri-Burns as Cosmo Thompson
- Luca Pasqualino as John-Paul Brownlee
- Luther Ford as Billy Fielding
- Lyndsey Marshal as Ivy Mullins
- Shaun Dooley as DS Kim Cardwell
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Leo Hanratty
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Tony Gilfoyle
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Is there a trailer for Criminal Record season 2?
There is! You can watch the action-packed trailer for Criminal Record season 2 right here now.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
