The Assassin<\/a>, written by award-winning duo Harry and Jack Williams and produced by Two Brothers Pictures (The Tourist, Fleabag, Boat Story) in association with All3Media International, will return for a second series and production will commence later this year. The first series is also available on Prime Video in the UK.<\/p>\nKeeley Hawes (Miss Austen, The Bodyguard) will reprise the role of Julie, a former assassin whose quiet life on an idyllic Greek island was disrupted in series one when her son, Edward (Freddie Highmore \u2013 The Good Doctor, Bates Motel), arrived seeking answers around his paternity. Highmore also returns as Edward, who was forced to confront some shocking truths and discover his own resilience and courage. Shalom Brune-Franklin (Baby Reindeer, The Girlfriend) reprises her role as Kayla, Edward\u2019s tenacious and savvy fianc\u00e9e, while Devon Terrell (It\u2019s What\u2019s Inside, Barry) returns as Ezra, Kayla\u2019s unpredictable and power-driven brother. Further casting details will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n
The second series picks up after Edward and Julie have returned from a disastrous trip to Northern Europe, where they find themselves estranged once again following a mysterious fall-out no one is willing to discuss. Julie\u2019s days as an assassin are far from behind her as she has slipped back to her old ways, whilst navigating something just as perilous\u2026 the dating scene. When Edward\u2019s honeymoon doesn\u2019t go quite as planned, he must reunite with Julie to take on Spain\u2019s corrupt underworld, but can they survive the job and mend the rift that tore them apart?<\/p>\n
Keeley Hawes: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to step back into Julie\u2019s world. To reunite with Freddie and our extraordinary cast, and to dive deeper into Julie\u2019s life and her complicated relationship with Edward, is a privilege. There is so much more to uncover, and audiences are in for a treat!\u201d<\/p>\n
Freddie Highmore: \u201cWhat fun it\u2019ll be to get the gang back together \u2013 I can\u2019t wait to be reunited with so many of the cast and crew! Harry and Jack have cooked up another spectacular adventure, and I feel so lucky to have the brilliant Keeley as a sparring partner once again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daisy Mount and Alex Mercer, Executive Producers for Two Brothers add: \u201cReuniting with Keeley, Freddie, Shalom, and Devon is a real privilege as we dive back into the world of The Assassin \u2013 of course we couldn\u2019t leave them sailing off into the sunset in blissful harmony! The second season is full of twists, turns and thrilling unpredictability \u2013 just like the characters at the centre of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
All3Media International\u2019s Maartje Horchner, EVP Content notes: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that this fabulously stylish and witty thriller, so well received globally, is returning. The cast really made the characters their own \u2013 and Jack and Harry\u2019s second series takes them on a hugely engaging journey that we know audiences will find entertaining.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Assassin season two is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production, in association with All3Media International. The 6 x 60 drama has been written and created by Harry and Jack Williams, who will both also serve as Executive Producers, with Sarah Hammond, Alex Mercer and Daisy Mount serving as executive producers for Two Brothers Pictures, and Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore also serving as executive producers. John Griffin is producer, with Terry McDonough \u2013 who also serves as an executive producer \u2013 directing episodes 1-3 and Sarah O\u2019Gorman directing episodes 4-6. Jessica Mescall serves as casting director. Halo Pictures are the Maltese service company.\u201d<\/p>\n
The premiere date for season two will be announced later.<\/p>\n
What do you think?<\/a> Did you watch this Prime Video series? Will you watch season two?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Regina Avalos, February 17, 2026 (Prime Video) The Assassin is returning for a second season. It was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,246516,246517,246518,427],"class_list":["post-487215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-prime-video-tv-shows-canceled-or-renewed","tag-the-assassin","tag-the-assassin-canceled-or-renewed","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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