'Bloodlands' Season 2 to Debut in February on Acorn TV

Acorn TV's twisty Irish thriller Bloodlands was one of the streamer's more surprising (and most watched) arrivals in recent years, a seemingly average procedural that turned out to be anything but when it was revealed its primary character, supposed good guy DCI Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt), was actually the legendary assassin known as Goliath. (Yes, the man he'd spent the entire season trying to track down.) Despite this twist, Tom somehow manages to keep his job, cover up all his crimes by orchestrating a couple more murders, and reveal (to the audience) that his presumed dead wife Emma is actually alive and likely living elsewhere under an assumed name.

Where in the world could this story go next? Well, we're about to find out, because Season 2 will officially premiere this February.

According to the official press release, a murder of a crooked accountant will unravel a trail of greed that threatens to finally expose the true identity of the legendary assassin known as Goliath for good. Between Tom and the possibility of redemption stands the accountant's enigmatic widow, Olivia (Victoria Smurfit), whose own intentions don't seem exactly innocent. The pair will scheme together as they try to solve the riddle the accountant left behind. As Tom and Olivia become more involved in the puzzle of one another, they'll draw in Tom’s fellow officers DS Niamh McGovern (Charlene McKenna), DCS Jackie Twomey (Lorcan Cranitch), and DC "Birdy" Bird (Chris Walley), as well as his daughter, Izzy (Lola Pettigrew), until deceit and betrayal build to a shattering climax.