After the first season was a hit with viewers and critics alike earlier this year, Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo's Apple TV+ thriller Criminal Record has officially been renewed for a second season.
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The first season saw Jumbo's character DS June Lenker butting heads with Capaldi's DCI Daniel Hegarty, with the former investigating a potential miscarriage of justice in one of the latter's murder investigations.
The official synopsis for season 2 says that it will see Lenker as the senior officer on the scene "when a political rally is attacked by far-right counter-protestors".
The synopsis continued: "The violent clash leaves a young man dead and June, consumed with guilt, is desperate to bring the unknown killer to justice.
"It seems as if her best hope is Daniel Hegarty, now a key figure in the shadowy world of police intelligence. He may have the answers she needs, but to get his help she will have to accept a dangerous bargain."
Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo in Criminal Record. Apple TV+
Jumbo previously got fans excited about the prospect of a second season back in February, when she revealed that there was one already in the works.
Meanwhile, when the first season was initially released, Capaldi said of a second season: "Who knows? We're just excited that we've done it and it's out there, it's been a real journey getting it to the screen. Working with Apple has been great but it's a whole new world.
"When I was working with BBC or ITV, a show might get sold to Australia or Hong Kong or whatever. Now Apple just presses a button and 130 counties all over the world get the show. Instantly. It's a whole different ballgame for me.
"But I'm delighted, at my age, to still be part of it."
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
