Published • loading... • Updated
‘Maigret’ Renewed: Details on Dramatic Changes in Season 2
PBS ordered a second season as Benjamin Wainwright returns and the new episodes adapt three Georges Simenon novels.
- On Thursday, April 16, PBS announced a second season for detective drama Maigret, with filming currently underway in Budapest. The series returns as a co-production between Playground, Masterpiece, Banijay Entertainment, and Windhover Films.
- Benjamin Wainwright returns as Jules Maigret, with Stefanie Martini reprising Madame Louise Maigret. Nathaniel Parker joins as Director of Police Xavier Guichard, Maigret's new boss and mentor.
- The upcoming season promises 'dramatic changes' within La Brigade Criminelle. Former Internal Affairs officer George Bonfils, played by Alex Bhat, joins the team and appears determined to 'take him down a peg' regarding Maigret's growing fame.
- Showrunner Patrick Harbinson will adapt Georges Simenon novels The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, Maigret's Revolver, and The Yellow Dog. Returning detectives Kerrie Hayes, Shaniqua Okwok, and Reda Elazouar continue as 'Les Maigrets.'
- Masterpiece Head of Scripted Content Susanne Simpson praised Harbinson for bringing the detective into 'contemporary times with heart, humor and humanity.' The series explores blurred lines between guilt and innocence as Maigret investigates complex crimes.
Insights by Ground AI
23 Articles
23 Articles
‘Maigret’ Renewed For Season 2 At PBS Masterpiece
PBS Masterpiece has handed detective drama Maigret a second season, with filming already underway in Budapest. Benjamin Wainwright is reprising the titular role, with Stefanie Martini returning as Madame Louise Maigret and Kerrie Hayes, Shaniqua Okwok and Reda Elazouar also back as ‘Les Maigrets,’ the sleuth’s loyal team of detectives. Nathalie Armin is also returning […]
·Los Angeles, United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources23
Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution65% Center
Bias Distribution
- 65% of the sources are Center
65% Center
L 18%
C 65%
R 17%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
