Suranne Jones Thriller 'Vigil' Renewed for Season 2
Police procedurals come in all stripes, from those featuring oddball duos solving mysteries together to those set in small, bucolic rural villages with the sort of minuscule population sizes that could never realistically support a rash of serial killings. But they've all got nothing on the BBC's popular mystery thriller Vigil, which saw its lead detective trying to find out whodunnit in the bowels of an active duty submarine.
Its high stakes setting and constant tension made the series stand out in a crowded mystery field, which is no doubt a big part of the reason why the BBC was so keen to see more—the show has been renewed for a second season, which will likely arrive in 2023.
The series stars Suranne Jones as Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva, who was sent on board the titular nuclear-powered British submarine in order to investigate the suspicious death of a crew member. But since that mystery was largely wrapped up by the time the final credits rolled, it seems unlikely that the show will be doing another tour onboard the HMS Vigil in Season 2. So what sort of story the series' second season will tell is, at the moment, anyone's guess.
