Richard Armitage's popular ITV thriller to return without him
ITV has officially renewed Red Eye for a second season.
Season one of the six-part thriller debuted in April this year, with Fool Me Once's Richard Armitage playing suspect Dr Matthew Nolan to Holby City and Crazy Rich Asians actor Jing Lusi's Detective Constable Hana Li.
The broadcaster has recommissioned the show for a follow-up season after Red Eye drew in an audience of over eight million viewers. While Lusi is confirmed to return, Armitage will not be appearing in the second series.
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Also back for the next season are Scott and Bailey's Lesley Sharp, who will reprise her role as Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney, and Jemma Moore as journalist Jess Li.
Further casting will be unveiled next year when Red Eye season two is scheduled to start filming.
ITV’s head of drama Polly Hill confirmed the renewal news, sharing her delight at the thriller's success.
"It’s incredible to get an audience of over 8 million and a huge thank you to everyone involved for making such a brilliant and addictive thriller," she said in a statement.
"I can’t wait for audiences to see where Pete takes series 2. It’s another exciting ride!"
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Written by Peter A Dowling, season one saw Nolan (Armitage) arrested at London's Heathrow Airport following his return flight from Beijing, where he'd been away on business.
While in China, Nolan was involved in a car crash with a woman who is now suspected dead, despite him claiming he was alone in the car.
Nolan is escorted back to Beijing by DC Hana Li to face charges, but their flight proves to be anything but plain sailing.
According to ITV, episode one reached an audience of 8.3 million viewers across all devices with the series receiving 29.3 million streams on ITVX to date.
Red Eye season one is available to stream now on ITVX.
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