'After the Flood' Adds Several High-Profile Cast for Season 2

The current rage in TV dramas seems to fall into one of two categories: post-apocalyptic-style survival or pre-apocalyptic paranoia. The former is defined by shows like The Last Of Us starring future OBE Bella Ramsay; the latter by Severance, where whatever the hell is going on, you certainly aren't paranoid enough about it. However, a third strand is starting to develop: mid-apocalyptic crises, where the effects of climate change are slowly destroying the world as humans attempt to continue business as usual despite mass tragedies being reported every other week. After the Flood is one of the premiere examples from 2024, and Season 2 just added an A-list cast to match.

After the Flood's first season premiered to mixed reactions, but the viewership numbers for the series about a poverty-stricken town in Greater Manchester experiencing a "once in a century" flood were high enough that ITV decided to give the show a second season. But perhaps most interestingly, despite some harsh critical reviews, the series has drawn some of the top-tier cast available in the U.K. Among the high-profile names joining the series blaring the climate alarm bells is Jill Halfpenny (Everything I Know About Love) who plays the new addition to the precinct, DS Sam Bradley.

Season 2 will feature a new mystery that will track across the show's six episodes; new additions for those involved in the newest crime include the great Alun Armstrong (Sherwood), playing Alan Benson, Ian Puleston-Davies (D.I. Ray) as Tony Rower, and Matthew McNulty (The Jetty) as Xav Palmer. Supporting cast additions include Oliver Nelson (Home Fires), Roger Morlidge (Call The Midwife), Tony Marshall (Sister Boniface Mysteries), and Lola Brown (Licorice Pizza).