“Under Salt Marsh” is returning for a second season at Sky.
The crime drama has been greenlit for an “as-yet-untitled second chapter” with Rafe Spall reprising his role as Detective Eric Bull, Sky announced on Wednesday. The six-episode season will pick up as Detective Bull “moves to a remote Scottish mining village sinking under the weight of its own secrets, where a murder investigation brings him closer to the truth about his own past,” according to a press release. Season 2 is set to film in Scotland in 2027.
The show’s first season, which premiered in January, starred Kelly Reilly, Naomi Yang, Harry Lawtey and more alongside Spall as he investigated the mysterious death of an 8-year-old student. It became the biggest Sky Original launch since the Eddie Redmayne-starring “Day of the Jackal,” as well as Sky’s biggest entertainment title of the year to date with a 28-day audience of 2.5 million.
“Under Salt Marsh” hails from creator, writer and director Claire Oakley and is produced by Little Door Productions in association with Sky Studios. Alongside Oakley, writers include In-Sook Chappell, Jonathan Harbottle and Scott Graham. The series producer is Zoranna Piggott. Executive Producers are Elwen Rowlands for Little Door Productions and Oakley, with Megan Spanjian for Sky.
