Meet the New 'Couple Next Door' for Season 2

It is a truth we don't usually say aloud around these parts, but the reality is that most of the Eagle Eye Drama shows, which are remakes of foreign language hits from sister company Walter Presents in English, aren't very good in their first season. Professor T, Before We Die, Suspect, etc., all fell flat in their first outings because they hewed too closely to the original, sometimes literally lifting entire scenes of dialogue from the original and restaging them somewhere in the U.K. The faster a series starts breaking away and evolving into its own show, the quicker it is to improve. However, it's not clear if that will be the case with The Couple Next Door.

Technically a (very) loose adaptation of the Dutch series New Neighbours (Nieuwe Buren), The Couple Next Door forged its own path from the beginning, taking the character of Eva (Evie) and making her much more complicit, while turning the established couple in the neighborhood and making them less professional swingers and more innocent about how this could all go wrong.

That doesn't bode well for Season 2 improving from our recapper's deep disappointment with Season 1. However, there is some good news. Because the show strayed so quickly from the original show, Season 2 will not continue the adventures of our original couples as the Dutch version did. Instead, it will turn it into an anthology series, where two new couples move into the neighborhood.

Here is the synopsis for Season 2:

The second series will see viewers venture back into the claustrophobic world of the cul-de-sac and explore the fallout of taking your fantasies and making them a reality. Brilliant heart surgeon Charlotte Roberts and her husband, consultant anaesthetist Jacob are a high-flying busy married couple. But things soon turn upside down when their mysterious new hospital colleague Mia rents out the house next door. Working her way into Charlotte and Jacob’s confidence and eventually their bed, Mia also quickly befriends cul-de-sac outcast Alan whilst Charlotte has to handle the reappearance of past flame Leo. 

However, it’s not long before Mia’s past comes back to haunt her, leading Charlotte and Jacob to question who she really is, especially when patients at the hospital mysteriously start dying. But one thing is clear: giving in to desires can have deadly consequences…

Sam Palladio (Catherine the Great) and Annabel Scholey (The Sixth Commandment) star in Season 2 as Jacob and Charlotte Roberts, Aggy K Adams (The Witcher) as Mia, and Sendhil Ramamurthy (Elementary) as Leo. Hugh Dennis (Fleabag) returns as the creepy neighbor from Season 1, Alan, who, as fans will remember, suffered a stroke in Season 1 and was left to rot by his wife, played by Kate Robbins (Unforgotten). Robbins is not currently listed as part of the Season 2 cast, so fans who wondered if she might return to exact more revenge will probably be disappointed.

Series creator David Allison (Marcella) returns to pen Season 2, with director Dries Vos (Suspect) helming the six-part series. Jo McGrath and Walter Iuzzolino serve as executive producers for Eagle Eye Drama, and Jen Burnet is the producer. 

The Couple Next Door Season 2 premieres in the U.K. on Channel 4 on Monday, July 14, 2025. The series is likely to debut in the U.S. on Starz in 2026.