The six-part series, Vigil is a British police procedural television series created by Tom Edge. Edge is also the executive producer alongside Gaynor Holmes, Jake Lushington, James Strong, and Simon Heath.
The series aired on BBC One on August 29, 2021. The series received a positive review from the audience and currently holds an 85% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Considering that, in March 2022, the series was officially renewed for a second series.
So, when is the second season releasing? What is the plot? Who will come back to play their roles? Continue reading to know more.
Vigil Plot and Cast
Currently, there is no known plot for season two, but we know that the crew will be returning to Scotland to film the series. In the first season, we saw Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva of the Scottish Police Service sent to HMS Vigil, a nuclear-powered Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine, to investigate a death on board, which takes place shortly after the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler.
Her investigations, and those of her colleagues ashore, bring the police into conflict with the Royal Navy and MI5, the British Security Service. The story has similarities to events involving the Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigilant.
The loss of the fictional trawler Mhairi Finnea in the series bears similarities to the sinking of the FV Antares by the Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine HMS Trenchant in the Firth of Clyde in 1990. Families of the Antares’ crew expressed upset at scenes of the Mhairi Finnea foundering; however, the BBC denied that the drama was inspired by or based on a specific real-life event.
Talking the cast, includes Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Martin Compston, Paterson Joseph, Adam James, Gary Lewis, Lauren Lyle, and many more.
Vigil Season 2 Release Date
Vigil was given the green light for season two in March 2022. The filming hasn’t even started yet, we will hazard a guess that it’s unlikely we’ll see it until at least 2023.
The new season might consist of six episodes like the first season. But an official announcement is yet to be made about the same.
Vigil Season 2 Trailer
The developers have not released a trailer for Vigil Season 2. For now, you can watch the trailer of Season 1 below: