{"id":23700,"date":"2022-10-13T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1720947"},"modified":"2022-10-13T13:33:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:33:12","slug":"lazarus-project-season-2-is-so-complicated-says-creator","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/lazarus-project-season-2-is-so-complicated-says-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazarus Project season 2 is \u201cso complicated\u201d, says creator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Sky\u2019s sci-fi\/action series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-lazarus-project-review-sky\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Lazarus Project<\/a> gripped audiences when it arrived earlier this year, becoming the broadcaster\u2019s second biggest original drama of the year at the time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-lazarus-project-season-2-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">A second season<\/a> was promptly announced, confirmed to arrive next year. Now, the series\u2019s creator Joe Barton has spoken exclusively with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> about how the next instalment of the twisty time travel series is taking shape \u2013 and it sounds like it\u2019s going to be even more mind-bending than the last.<\/p>\n<p>Barton said: \u201cIt\u2019s the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever had to do. Between getting recommissioned and starting shooting was, like, two months \u2013 it was like crazy. So we\u2019re filming right now. I\u2019m just trying to write the scripts before they turn up on set and have nothing to say. So it\u2019s very, very tight. It\u2019s very stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s so complicated. It\u2019s the most complicated thing I\u2019ve ever had to have to write. I\u2019ve got f**king whiteboards full of time-travel loops\u2026 never again! I\u2019m never doing time travel again!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/lazarus-project-paapa-anjli-0700d1e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/lazarus-project-paapa-anjli-0700d1e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/lazarus-project-paapa-anjli-0700d1e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source 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type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1664775\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/lazarus-project-paapa-anjli-0700d1e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Anjli Mohindra as Archie and Paapa Essiedu as George in The Lazarus Project.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Sky UK Limited<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>When <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> said \u201cuntil season 3\u201d, Barton responded jokingly: \u201cYeah, exactly!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series stars Paapa Essiedu as George, a man who is recruited into the Lazarus Project, a covert team that is dedicated to preventing mass extinction events by resetting the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Before the series was officially recommissioned for a second season, Barton told <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> that futures outings could <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/lazarus-project-season-2-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">introduce other ex-agents<\/a> beyond Tom Burke\u2019s character, who were teased in season 1.<\/p> <p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019d probably explore more if we get further seasons, and that idea of what the toll is on these people who do this thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an almost God-like aspect, they have this incredible power \u2013 they live in this world where they can manipulate space and time and they could live without consequences if they want to\u2026 and how does that corrupt them? How does it change the way they view morality? So it\u2019s something I think is interesting and we want to carry on exploring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lazarus Project season 1 is available to watch now via Sky and NOW \u2013<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fshop%2Ftv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">sign up for Sky TV here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-fi<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news, interviews and features, or find something to watch now with our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. <span class=\"&quot;ContentPasted0&quot;\">For more\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;mark3uu44ojdo\" contentpasted0=\"\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">from<\/span>\u00a0the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/span><b><span class=\"&quot;ContentPasted0&quot;\">\u00a0<a class=\"&quot;ContentPasted0&quot;\" title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;mark9jmjihtwn&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">View<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;mark3uu44ojdo&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">From<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;markv95fkj5k2&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">My<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;markd6fom5fg6&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">Sofa<\/span>\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am Sky\u2019s sci-fi\/action series The Lazarus Project gripped audiences when it arrived earlier this year, becoming the broadcaster\u2019s second biggest original drama of the year at the time. 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