New Cast Members Join 'Big Mood' Season 2 as Filming Begins
Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West at the "Big Mood" Season 2 Readthrough
(Photo: Channel 4)
Filming is currently underway on one of the best shows that far too many Anglophiles have probably missed. Tubi's Big Mood is funny, cringe, and strangely heartwarming, a story of the trials and tribulations inherent in that period of life during your 30s, where you realize a lot of the things you thought you would accomplish as an adult probably aren't going to happen. It's also a surprisingly nuanced depiction of living with mental health issues, one that deftly explores the toll that living with a loved one's illness can take on all the people in their lives.
The series stars Lydia West (It's a Sin) and Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) as Eddie and Maggie, a pair of thirtysomething best friends attempting to navigate a particularly frustrating and aimless period in their lives. Things are made more complicated by Maggie's ongoing struggles to manage her bipolar disorder. This disease often makes her unreliable and forces her BFF to do much of the caretaking and emotional labor in their relationship. Season 1 concluded with the pair's friendship in shreds after a mental health episode led Maggie to miss accompanying Eddie to her appointment for an abortion. It's the last straw for her friend, who, unaware that Maggie's medications are causing her to hallucinate and lose time, cancels their planned trip and leaves her family's bar behind for good.
The second season is set to pick up a year later, and the duo hasn't seen one another or been in touch. And when Maggie returns home for a wedding, she's got a brand-new bestie in tow. Is there still room for Maggie's chaos in Eddie's life? Or is their friendship truly over for good?)
Here's the Season 2 synopsis.
It’s been a year since Maggie and Eddie last saw each other, without any contact between the best friends. When Eddie suddenly returns for a wedding, she isn’t alone - Maggie has competition, in the form of an infuriatingly positive spiritual healer named Whitney. Can Maggie and her special brand of chaos find space in Eddie’s new life? Or will Maggie lose Eddie forever?
Alongside Coughlan and West, returning cast members include Kate Fleetwood (The Wheel of Time) as Clara, Robert Gilbert (Big Boys) as Will, Eamon Farren (The Witcher) as Krent, Niamh Cusak (I, Jack Wright) as Gillian, Amalia Vitale (Beyond Paradise) as Anya, Luke Fetherston (Still Up) as Ryan, Rebecca Lowman (Fatal Attraction) as Vanessa, and Stephen Sobal (Love Sick) as Owen.
A raft of new faces will be joining the show in Season 2, including Hannah Onslow (Belgravia: The Next Chapter), Robert Lindsay (Sherwood), Marina Bye (We Were the Lucky Ones), Kelly Campbell (Bad Sisters), Zachary Hart (Slow Horses), Leo Wan (Crashing), Marcus Collins (Mrs. Doubtfire), Munroe Bergdorf (Love and Rage: Munroe Bergdorf), Kyran Thrax (RuPaul's Drag Race U.K.), and John Locke (Poor Things).
Series creator Camilla Whitehill wrote all episodes of Season 2, with Rebecca Asher (Brooklyn 99) returning to direct. Executive producers include West, Coughlan, Whitehill, and Asher, alongside Lotte Beasley Mestriner, Laurence Bowen, and Chris Carey, with Nadia Jaynes joining as a producer. Season 2 is produced by Dancing Ledge Productions for Channel 4 and in co-production with Tubi.
Big Mood Season 2 is expected to premiere on Channel 4 in the U.K. and Tubi in the U.S. in 2026.
