Apple TV renews the acclaimed thriller Down Cemetery Road for a second season following its first season finale. The series stars and is executive produced by Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy winner Emma Thompson. Golden Globe winner and two time Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson also stars.
Since its global debut, the detective series earns strong praise from critics and viewers alike. Reviews call it riveting, dark, and wildly entertaining. The show achieves Certified Fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes and is hailed as one of the best thrillers of the decade. Critics highlight its sharp twists, tense pacing, and the chemistry between Thompson and Wilson. The full first season is now streaming worldwide on Apple TV.
“I’m so thrilled that Down Cemetery Road has been enjoyed enough to warrant a second season,” Thompson says. “Working again with Morwenna Banks and the indomitable Ruth Wilson feels like more than I deserve. Zoë Boehm is a punkishly delicious avatar and I cannot wait to pull on her knock off Doc Martens again. Thanks to everyone who watched. We are go for the next one and it’s all down to you.”
Jay Hunt, creative director for Europe at Apple TV, adds, “Audiences around the world fell in love with Down Cemetery Road. I’m glad the unlikely duo of Zoë and Sarah will be back with their acerbic wit.”
A New Mystery Awaits
Season two reunites Zoë Boehm, played by Thompson, and Sarah Trafford, played by Wilson, as they chase another twisted case. After a woman falls in front of a train, Zoë is brought in to investigate. What seems straightforward soon spirals out of control. The pair are drawn into the glamorous but ruthless world of black market antiquities. Their search turns deadly when they cross paths with a brutal serial killer determined to hide his crimes.
Creative Team and Production
Produced by 60Forty Films, the series is written by Morwenna Banks, who also serves as executive producer. She is joined by Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, and Tom Nash for 60Forty Films, along with Thompson and Down Cemetery Road author Mick Herron. Börkur Sigþórssen will serve as lead director for season two.
Down Cemetery Road marks the second collaboration between Herron and Apple TV, following the Emmy winning spy drama Slow Horses. That series, also written by Banks, was recently renewed for a seventh season and stars Academy Award winner Sir Gary Oldman.
