The BBC’s lockdown comedy Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen is returning for a second series.
The sitcom, which stars Tennant and Sheen as exaggerated versions of themselves, debuted on BBC One back in May and followed the two actors as they rehearsed for a West End play via Zoom whilst bickering over whose name should come first on the poster.
Series two will see the duo navigate their ‘new normal’ at home alongside their increasingly exasperated families whilst dealing with the world of ‘virtual Hollywood’.
Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg, Lucy Eaton, Nina Sosanya and Simon Evans are set to return for the new series, while Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation, Sonic the Hedgehog) is joining the cast as Michael and David’s American agent.
While the likes of Judi Dench and Samuel L Jackson made guest appearances in the first series, the BBC promises that we’ll see “the regulars joined in their virtual hell by a whole host of unexpected guests” in the upcoming season.
Speaking about the show’s renewal, Martin Sheen said: “It’s been so great to see how much people enjoyed the first series. Seemed like the laughs were much appreciated.”
“It made us really excited about taking it further and going in some surprising and hopefully enjoyable directions this time.”
While Georgia Tennant added: “The prospect of getting my husband back into employment alongside the divine Ben Schwartz and the hairy, Welsh legend that is Michael Sheen all makes me very happy to be back for series two!”
Staged’s first series recently arrived on Netflix, containing additional scenes which weren’t broadcast in the BBC original.
from Radio Times https://ift.tt/3kl0TkL
