Sky orders second season of ‘The Lazarus Project’ with Paapa Esiedu

Sky orders second season of ‘The Lazarus Project’ with Paapa Esiedu

The Lazarus ProjectAn action and espionage series set in the era of European television giant Comcast’s Sky and starring i can destroyPaapa Esiedu leads, will return for the second time.

Sky announced Thursday that the drama, written by Joe Burton (Giri/HajjThe future of Netflix kinda bad) and produced by Urban Myth Films has been ordered for a second season, set to air in 2023.

“We are delighted with the success of the first series and the re-commissioning by Sky,” said Burton. “We have bold and ambitious plans for the second series, which will bring all of our characters together in an even more exciting and adventurous way.

Also starring Charlie Clive, Rudy Dharmalingam and Anjli Mohindra, who will return alongside Esiedu, the eight-episode first series aired on Sky’s Sky Max channel on June 16 and achieved a cumulative 28-day viewership of 1.7. million. , the second largest in Cielo. Original Drama of the Year So Far.

The first season was directed by Marco Kreizpaintner (Amazon Prime’s they beat) and booked by Gabrielle Silver, Director of Drama Commissioning at Sky Studios for Zay Bennett, Managing Director of Content at Sky UK. It was produced by Burton, Paul Gilbert for Sky Studios and Jonny Capps and Julian Murphy for Urban Myth Films, who produced in association with Sky Studios. Adam Knopf was the producer. NBCUniversal Global Distribution handled international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.

After being popular at this year’s shows in Los Angeles, The Lazarus Project It was later sold to several territories around the world, including the Stan streaming service in Australia; Corus in Canada for Showcase and StackTV; the online streaming platform Wave in Korea; and on Sky in New Zealand for SoHo Channel, Neon and Sky Go. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is handling international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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