TNT Gives 'The Lazarus Project' an Early Season 2 Renewal

Despite the fact that its first season won't air in the U.S. until June, cable network TNT has already picked up its buzzy British action thriller The Lazarus Project for a second season. Despite its scheduling woes, the fact that TNT has already signed on for Season 2 is certainly a sign that the network has considerable faith in the show.  The announcement arrives after Sky, which launched the series, renewed it for a second season last year.

If you're thinking, wait, wasn't this supposed to air already, you're not wrong — it was initially promoted as a January debut, at least until the cable network basically scrapped its entire winter lineup in the wake of the Warner Brothers/Discovery merger, moving this series, along with The Cube and the third season of Miracle Workers to various dates later in the year.

The Lazarus Project hails from Girl/Haji creator Joe Barton and stars Paapa Essiedu (The Capture) as George, who is recruited to the titular undercover organization, a secret group that possesses the ability to turn back time whenever the world is under the threat of extinction and only its members can the events that are undone when time is rewound. But when a deadly accident hurts someone George loves, he comes into conflict with his new colleagues, who insist that time can't be turned back for anything less than a global threat. And as he finds himself reliving the day over and over, he's faced with the question of what he's willing to sacrifice — or betray — for the chance to undo it.