'The Buccaneers' Season 2 to Feature Actor from the 1995 Miniseries

Production at last seems to be underway on the second season of Apple TV+'s The Buccaneers, the streamer's colorful, unconventional adaptation of Edith Wharton's final, unfinished novel.  

The drama's first season saw its titular squad of wealthy American heiresses arrive in England and immediately shake up the established order. The series' first outing certainly ends in wildly dramatic style: Nan St. James is the newly married Duchess of Tintagel despite her lingering romantic feelings for her husband's BFF. Her pregnant sister Jinny is on the run from an abusive spouse, and unbeknownst to either girl, Nan's as yet unidentified birth mother showed up for the wedding. 

Elsewhere, Conchita's wealthy family has lost all their money, and she doesn't yet know her husband's father is dying, so instead of the freewheeling happily ever after he's promised her, he'll have to step up as the new Lord Brightlingsea sooner rather than later. Oh, and Mabel has come out to her sister Lizzy, called off her engagement with Miles, and confessed her romantic feelings to Honoria. I'm saying there's still plenty of drama on the horizon for almost every character — as well as some new faces we haven't met yet. 

A handful of new cast members have been confirmed for Season 2, including Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl), Jacob Ifan (Rogue Heroes), Grace Ambrose (Amen), Maria Almeida (The Strays), and Greg Wise (The Crown). Wise's addition is particularly intriguing, as he played Guy Thwarte in the original 1995 The Buccaneers miniseries. No character details have yet been announced for any of the series' new roles, but it certainly seems a safe bet that Wise's character will interact with Guy in some capacity. 

(If Meester isn't playing Nan's long-lost mother, someone at Apple is getting a sternly worded letter.)

Here's the Season 2 synopsis. 

In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s…setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Now the Buccaneers are no longer the invaders – England is their home. In fact they’re practically running the place. Nan is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country. Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, heroine to a wave of young American heiresses. And Jinny is on every front page, wanted for the kidnap of her unborn child. All of the girls have been forced to grow up and now have to fight to be heard, as they wrestle with romance, lust, jealousy, births and deaths… themes consuming all women of any age, no matter what year it is. Last time we got a taste of England. This time we’re in for a veritable feast.”

All the series' main cast members are returning for Season 2, including Kristine Frøseth (The First Lady) as Nan, Alisha Boe (Do Revenge) as Conchita, Josie Totah (Mr. Mayor) as Mabel, Aubri Ibrag (Dive Club) as Lizzy, and Imogen Waterhouse (The Irregulars) as Jinny St. George. The ensemble also includes Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as Mrs. St. George, Mia Threapleton (Scoop) as Honoria Marable, Josh Dylan (Masters of the Air) as Lord Richard Marable, Guy Remmers (Lessons) as Theo, Duke of Tintagel, Matthew Broome (My Fault: London) as Guy Thwarte and Barney Fishwick (Showtrial) as Lord James Seadown.

The Buccaneers features an all-female creative team led by series creator Katherine Jakeways, who also wrote the first season. Season 1 was directed by BAFTA winner Susanna White (Bleak House), with Jakesways and Beth Willis (Doctor Who) serving as executive producers. The series is produced for Apple TV+ by The Forge Entertainment.

The Buccaneers' Season 2 has no release date yet but is expected to arrive in 2025. Season 1 is currently streaming on Apple TV+.