The first season, which is based on a Swedish series of the same name, aired in 2021 and revolved around Sharp\u2019s character, a detective who joins forces with fellow officer Billy Murdoch (Vincent Regan) to protect her son Christian (Patrick Gibson) from a crime family he\u2019s drawn into.<\/p>\n
The Swedish original ran for two series from 2017 until 2019.<\/p>\n
But while fans might assume the second season of Channel 4\u2019s version would follow the events of the show on which it\u2019s based, the network has teased season 2 will go down a very different path to the original<\/a>, with Hannah going directly up against Dubravka (Kazia Pelka), the matriarch in charge of the Mimica family.<\/p>\n Speaking about the second-season renewal, Channel 4\u2019s Head of Drama\u00a0Caroline Hollick, said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to welcome back this gripping crime thriller to the channel.<\/p>\n \u201cSeries 1 struck a chord with audiences, with over 12 million viewers tuned into the show on All 4 \u2013 from the edge of their seats,\u201d adding that the upcoming instalment is set to include \u201cmore surprises, twists and turns\u201d.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything we know so far about Before We season 2, which\u00a0Before We Die cast<\/a>\u00a0members are likely to reprise their roles and what will happen to Christian, Hannah and Billy in season two.<\/p> Before We Die has been confirmed to have a second season.<\/p>\n However, the show has not begun production so we won\u2019t expect a new season to arrive until 2023 at the earliest.<\/strong><\/p>\n While we do know Before We Die will be returning to Channel 4 for a second series, unfortunately, we don\u2019t know when season 2 will land.<\/p>\n But we\u2019ll keep you updated as and when we know.<\/p>\n Lesley Sharp previously spoke about why she\u2019d love the drama to return for a second season.<\/p>\n Speaking to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/strong>\u00a0and other press, Sharp said: \u201cThey all survive by the skin of their teeth so they need a bit of rest and recuperation if they\u2019re coming back.<\/p>\n \u201cBut you know, I think the thing is those questions are always down to\u2013 they\u2019re sort of not really down to us. It\u2019s down to whether or not the show proves to be something that people want to watch,\u201d she added. \u201cYou can\u2019t second guess that. You can keep your fingers crossed because you think something\u2019s good but there\u2019s no knowing.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition, Before We Die star Patrick Gibson, who plays Christian, previously\u00a0Digital Spy<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s no plot lines that are left unanswered necessarily, but the show ends on \u2013 like yeah absolutely [there could be] more, it could develop.<\/p>\n \u201cI would love to [make a second season], I think even just to see\u2026 because for every character there\u2019s an emotional arc that happens where they\u2019re not the same person as they are at the start of the show,\u201d he said. \u201c[To] pick that up and see a whole other few episodes with them would be really cool\u2026 Hopefully!\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s difficult to imagine Before We Die without DI Hannah Laing and so it\u2019s a good job that Lesley Sharp will be reprising her role in the second season.<\/p>\n On returning for season 2, Sharp said: \u201cTo take part in a story that has a complex, ambivalent, older female character at the centre of its beating heart is a privilege.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI am excited and honoured to be part of this collaborative, creative team. Viva Hannah! Viva Channel4! Viva Eagle Eye! Here\u2019s to the next chapter of Before We Die.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n We can also expect Patrick Gibson, who plays Hannah\u2019s son Christian, to return. While we last saw Christian head off to Costa Rica with Bianca, we know from the Swedish series that he returns in series two, so Gibson will almost certainly be reprising his role in series two.<\/p>\n It would be a surprise if we didn\u2019t see the return of Vincent Regan (Billy Murdoch), Issy Knopfler (Bianca), Steve Toussaint (Leonard Kane) and Josh O\u2019Connor (Marcus), but what we do know for sure is that Ryszard Turbiasz (Zvonomir), Petar Cvirn (Stefan) and Toni Gojanovic (Davor) won\u2019t be reprising their roles as their characters were all killed off in series one.<\/p>\n Before We Die\u2019s series one finale<\/a> sets things up for series two, with Kane asking Hannah to \u201cfind the b*****d who betrayed us\u201d \u2013 in other words, which police officer within their unit was leaking information to the Mimicas.<\/p>\n While we already know that Marcus (Josh O\u2019Connor) is the mole<\/a>, Hannah and her colleagues are yet to find that out and so series two will see her try to sniff out the rat.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, speaking to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press ahead of the show\u2019s premiere, star Vincent Regan said that a second series could explore drug crime outside of the Mimica family<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWith a drama like Before We Die, it\u2019s like you pull at a thread on a piece of a garment and you keep pulling and pulling and you realise that the thread is getting longer and longer.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it gets to the end of episode six, we\u2019ve been pulling lots of threads but we still realise there is a hell of a big cardigan that you can carry on pulling and, when it comes to organised drug crime in Bristol, you expose the Mimicas and another gang and then you realise there are more gangs, there are more bent cops.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I think that situation we arrive at towards the end is, \u2018Oh my god, we\u2019ve done that but what the hell else is there out there?\u2019 So I think if the audience loves the show and Channel 4 love the show then there are of course possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 23 March 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s official: Before We Die is returning to Channel 4 for a second season, with Lesley Sharp set to return as Hannah Laing. 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