The Tourist<\/a> this year, although the acclaimed actor hastened to add that was never the original plan.<\/p>\nThe BBC One drama proved a mammoth hit when it dropped at the start of 2022, starring the Fifty Shades actor as an amnesiac in the Australian outback, gradually peeling back the thrilling mystery surrounding his true identity.<\/p>\n
It was recently announced that The Tourist was last year\u2019s most-watched drama series in the UK, with Dornan soon to reunite with creators Harry and Jack Williams for a second season.<\/p>\n
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show last night, he explained: \u201cThere wasn\u2019t meant to be [season 2], but then that many people watch something and you know how the world works.<\/span><\/p> \u201cIf there\u2019s an appetite for it, and Jack and Harry Williams \u2013 who created the show \u2013 are very smart fellas, and they\u2019ve worked out a way of continuing the story.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nDornan went on to confirm that The Tourist season 2 would commence filming \u201cthis year\u201d, although there\u2019s no word yet on when exactly the show will return to BBC One and iPlayer.<\/span><\/p>\nEarlier this week, in a discussion with the BBC<\/a> about the first season, Dornan was vague about what the premise of the follow-up would be, but said it was \u201cvery exciting\u201d to be hammering out the details with the Williams brothers.<\/p>