{"id":1976,"date":"2021-07-23T13:11:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T11:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1293183"},"modified":"2021-07-23T13:11:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T11:11:45","slug":"i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am season 2: release date, cast, trailer and news for Channel 4 anthology series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The female-led anthology series returns for a second season, starring Suranne Jones, Letitia Wright, and Lesley Manville. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Flora Carr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 23 July 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">Channel 4 has released its first trailer for Dominic Savage\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:\">I Am<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:\">anthology series, returning for a second season and starring Suranne Jones (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bbc-nuclear-submarine-thriller-vigil\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">Vigil<\/a>), Letitia Wright (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/black-panther-2-cinema-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-chadwick-boseman-marvel\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Black Panther<\/a>), and Lesley Manville (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-crown-season-5-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">The Crown<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">Each instalment features a different lead actress, who collaborates on the episode\u2019s creation alongside Savage,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:\"> tackling issues that have a personal resonance to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the trailer, we see Jones, Wright and Manville in their respective roles as Victoria, Danielle, and Maria, although plot details remain scarce.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">Jones said, \u201cI\u2019m delighted to be involved in the next series of I Am. Dominic always tells important stories with great sensitivity and the process so far has been wonderfully collaborative and open which is something I thrive on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">\u201cI can\u2019t wait to make what will be a very personal and thought-provoking piece and I\u2019m thrilled to be telling this story with Ashley. I hope it really speaks to people and helps continue the important discussions around mental health.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">The first series of I Am starred Samantha Morton (<\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/harlots-bbc-release-date\/&quot;\"><span style=\"font-weight:\">Harlots<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:\">), Gemma Chan (<\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/when-is-humans-series-three-on-tv\/&quot;\"><span style=\"font-weight:\">Humans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:\">) and Vicky McClure (<\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-season-7-release-date\/&quot;\"><span style=\"font-weight:\">Line of Duty<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:\">), with Morton\u2019s performance earning her a television BAFTA nod for Best Leading Actress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about I Am season two.<\/p>\n<h2><b>I Am season 2 release date<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no confirmed release date yet, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with any news.<\/p>\n<h2><b>I Am season 2 plot<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>We don\u2019t have many details yet, only that Suranne Jones will play a character called Victoria in her standalone episode, while Wright and Manville will play Danielle and Maria, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In the trailer, Victoria appears to be a mother struggling with mental health issues, while Danielle and Maria both have very different relationship issues.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">Dominic Savage says, \u201cI am looking forward greatly to making another series of female led stories with such amazing and incredibly talented actors, starting with Suranne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">\u201cIt is a privilege to be telling such personal and important stories in this unique and collaborative way. These will be inspirational, relatable, and truthful tales of courage and hope, that shine a light on the difficult and challenging aspects of all of our lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <h2><b>I Am season 2 cast<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Suranne Jones (best known for playing the leads in both Doctor Foster and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/gentleman-jack-air-date-cast-anne-lister-suranne-jones\/&quot;\">Gentleman Jack<\/a>) is the first confirmed female lead, co-starring opposite Ashley Walters (Top Boy, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bulletproof-season-two-air-date-cast-plot-trailer\/&quot;\">Bulletproof<\/a>) in I Am Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>Letitia Wright (Small Axe) and Lesley Manville will also have standalone episodes, I Am Danielle and I Am Maria, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2><b>I Am season 2 trailer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>There is a teaser trailer for the upcoming second series of I Am and you can watch it below.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Series one of I Am is available to stream on <a href=\"\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/i-am&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">All 4<\/a>. If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The female-led anthology series returns for a second season, starring Suranne Jones, Letitia Wright, and Lesley Manville. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":1977,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series.png",620,417,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series-300x202.png",300,202,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series.png",620,417,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series.png",620,417,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series.png",620,417,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/i-am-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-and-news-for-channel-4-anthology-series.png",620,417,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The female-led anthology series returns for a second season, starring Suranne Jones, Letitia Wright, and Lesley Manville.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/1976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}