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Everyone’s favorite mystery-turned-detective is back in the thick of Cambridge’s major crimes team, and… Hollywood Reporter His first sight.
Beloved British comedian David Mitchell spoke to him THR On bringing the series to the United States, he returns to Ludwig later this year with co-stars Anna Maxwell Martin, Ralph Ineson, Dylan Hughes, Debo Ola and Dorothy Atkinson, all appearing in photos released to THR Wednesday.
Joining them in the second season of the hit BBC-BritBox show is Flea bagSian Clifford as local MP Joanna Kemper Section SMark Bonnar as newspaper editor Gareth Fisher. The duo are pictured in their new roles below.
Bin Ashenden (Black mirror) also joined the cast as DC Ethan Cole, alongside Rumi Sutton (After the flood) as DC Caitlin Sullivan. Carl Pilkington reprises his role as DCI Matt Neville.
First batch of Ludwigcreated and written by the Mark Brotherhood, follows Peep show He plays Taylor, a professional puzzle player, whose twin brother James disappears under mysterious circumstances. After John is convinced to assume his brother’s identity to uncover the truth behind his disappearance, his quiet life of designing puzzles and avoiding the outside world is forced to take a backseat when he impersonates James, who happens to be a high-ranking detective leading a major crimes team.
Having started working at the end of season one, John is now a crime scene consultant, working alongside DCI Russell Carter (Ola), on ‘impossible’ crimes for Cambridge Police Authority. “No longer having to disguise himself as his brother, he is more overtly ‘Ludwig’ than ever before—adept at solving puzzles but hopeless at everything else,” the plot summary says.
“But John’s identical twin brother, James, is still missing, and now that he is an official employee of the station, John is forbidden from using any police resources to search for his brother or reveal exactly what he has been investigating.” “Of course, John won’t stop and neither will Lucy (Maxwell Martin), John’s sister-in-law and wife to his missing brother James. There’s a mystery that needs to be solved and husband and father need to return home. One costume party may be over, but a new one is just beginning.”
Produced by Big Talk Studios (part of ITV Studios), in association with That’s Mitchell & Webb, Ludwig It premiered to widespread acclaim in Britain. It was the BBC’s biggest scripted show of 2024, garnering over 9.5 million viewers in its first month before hitting BritBox in the US, where it became the platform’s biggest scripted series launch to date.
“After the huge success of the first series, we are very excited to bring it on board Ludwig “Back for audiences around the world,” says executive producer Kenton Allen. THR. “It was a truly breakout show… an extraordinary global sales phenomenon. David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin have created something truly special at its heart: a detective series that feels completely original, hugely entertaining and unmistakably well-written.”
He continued: “Mark Brotherhood has once again delivered a brilliant new set of baffling murders, and we are delighted to expand the world with the addition of the brilliant Mark Bonnar and Sian Clifford, along with the immensely talented Ben Ashenden and Romy Sutton, who all bring a real spark and stakes to this next chapter.” Ludwig It’s becoming exactly the kind of premium returning franchise that Big Talk Studios excels at and every network hopes for, and we’re thrilled to build on that momentum with these great new members.
The first season of Ludwig Available to stream on BritBox.
