'The Artful Dodger' Season 2 Gets Launch Date & First-Look Images

EXCLUSIVE: The Artful Dodger will be back to its old tricks when it launches on Disney+ and Hulu in February next year.

All episodes of the second season of the Australian Disney+ historical heist original will drop on February 10, 2026, once again featuring characters inspired by Charles Dickens’ ‘Oliver Twist.’ We’ve got a series of first-look images for you, including a shot of new character Inspector Henry Boxer (Luke Bracey).

Co-created by James McNamara, the show stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Pistol, The Queen’s Gambit) as Dr Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, who is living an adult double life in the far-flung penal colony of Port Victory, Australia; David Thewlis (Landscapers, Fargo) as Norbert Fagin and Maia Mitchell (Good Trouble, The Fosters) as Lady Belle Fox. Joining the cast are Bracey (Elvis, Hacksaw Ridge), Jeremy Sims (Mr Inbetween) as Uncle Dickie and Zac Burgess (Cruel Intentions, Boy Swallows Universe) as Phineas Golden.

Among the others returning are Susie Porter as Lady Jane Fox, Damien Garvey as Governor Fox and Tim Minchin as the devious Darius Cracksworth. Lucy-Rose Leonard is back as Lady Fanny Fox, with Nicholas Burton playing Dr Sneed, Kim Gyngell as The Prof and Luke Carroll returning as Tim Billiberllary.

Here’s the synopsis: “Jack’s back! The Artful Dodger returns, and he’s in deep trouble. He’s got an appointment with the noose, he’s being hunted by Inspector Boxer, Port Victory’s new lawman, and if he sees the woman he loves, Lady Belle, he’ll be hanged.

“Meanwhile, Lady Belle is determined to forge her future in medicine, defying expectation and stepping into danger, driven by ambition and a love already hanging in the balance. With Boxer competing with Jack for Belle’s affection, the crafty Fagin drags Dodger into their most dangerous heist yet, and a killer is on the loose. Get ready for an explosive season of new characters and locations with more thrills, humour, heart, invention and deception than ever.”

Kylie Watson-Wheeler, the Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand Senior Vice President and Managing Director, said: “We’re excited our fan-favourite Aussie original is back for a second season. It has more romance, adventure and razor-sharp wit, plus several new faces. The show’s return is a testament to its local and international success and the high-calibre talent involved, both in front and behind the camera.

“We’re immensely proud to be bringing quality Australian storytelling to the world stage and to have further elevated the production with intricate new costuming and sets that take audiences even deeper into the adrenaline-pumping world of The Artful Dodger.”

Season 2, ordered in November 2024, filmed in Sydney, Australia and is a Disney+ co-production with Sony Pictures Television-owned production house Curio Pictures. Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner are executive producers and producers, with McNamara the writer and another executive producer. Cameron Welsh is series producer, with additional writing credits including Dan Knight, Kate Mulvany and Miranda Tapsell. Ben Young (The Twelve, Clickbait), Ben C. Lucas (Nautilus, The Survivors) and Gracie Otto (Ladies in Black, Heartbreak High) serve as directors.

Here are those first-look images.