Yahoo News Bodyguard season 2 won't film in 2019, says Richard Madden
Bodyguard star Richard Madden has revealed that season 2 won't be filmed in 2019.
The action-packed political thriller was a hit for the BBC, scooping a Golden Globe Award for Madden and becoming the biggest UK TV drama, but don't expect to see the second series coming out this year, says the leading man.
Creator Jed Mercurio has previously confirmed that conversations for another season are underway, but Madden has now explained that even if there's one - it won't be filmed this year.
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"When we did the show, it was just going to be a one-off, it's own thing, because Jed was still writing the show as we were doing it," Madden told Deadline.
"But the show's engaged with so many people, and it's engaged with me, because I'm fascinated by that character. I'm fascinated by a man who's gone through so much, and I'm very keen to see what happens to him two years later.
"Where will this man be, in terms of his mental health, in terms of his wife and children, in terms of his career? He's not going to sit back and retire, and he's not going to pick a normal job. He's going to be engaged in something interesting."
"So I'm very keen to work with Jed and work out how to move on the next bit of the story," Madden added. "But we decided we're not going to rush it and shoot something this year.
"We're going to give it a breath and do it justice. If we come back to do another one, I want to do something as different as the first series was, and not just repeat the cycle, repeat the formula.
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"I want to do something totally different and I'm excited to see what Jed comes up with in that way."
Bodyguard airs on BBC One in the UK and is available to stream now on Netflix in the US.
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