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“I’m delighted that Suranne and Rose are returning to reprise their roles as DCI Amy Silva and DI Kirsten Longacre," said series creator Tom Edge said in a statement. Season 2 will see her take to the sky - metaphorically speaking at least - as she and DI Longacre enter the secret world of drone warfare in order to catch a killer.įollowing multiple deaths at a Scottish weapons test, Silva and Longacre are tasked with finding out the cause.Entering the closed ranks of the air force in Scotland and the Middle East, the pair face the deadly warfare of tomorrow as they fight for their own uncertain future. Jones is back as Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva, who spent the series' first season trying find answers about the suspicious death of a crew member aboard the Trident HMS Vigil. Season 2 will make for an easy entry point for new fans, as it leaves behind the bowels of an active duty submarine for dark conspiracies in the sunnier world of the British Air Force. (Whether that's because Peacock didn't put that much promotion behind its debut or because the streamer still has yet to establish itself as a destination for Anglophile fare seems like a coin toss at this point.)īut, as the series gets ready to launch its second season, hope springs eternal that Vigil will manage to find the audience it deserves here in the U.S. But while it was a rather big hit in the U.K., its American premiere came and went with relatively little fanfare. The BBC drama, which followed the investigation of a murder on board a nuclear-powered British submarine submarine, boasted an unusual premise and a stellar cast, led by Surrane Jones ( Gentleman Jack) and Rose Leslie ( The Time Traveler's Wife). 26 at 10/9c on ABC.Vigilis probably the most popular thriller you've actually never seen. I don't think people will watch this show and go, 'Oh, I want to do that too.' If anything, I think it is a cautionary tale."Ī Million Little Things premieres Wednesday, Sept. "You can watch the show and see that these people's lives are forever changed by this. We're telling the story in a different way," Nash continued. "We have to make sure that we're not doing exactly what you're saying, which is romanticizing suicide. Bennington was lead singer of Linkin Park and also committed suicide earlier this year. "ABC got together and for the end of the pilot, when this airs, three of our cast members along with my friends Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park and Talinda Bennington, Chester 's widow, are doing the PSA," Nash revealed. ABC was more than happy to assist in helping him to get it done. The high-profile suicides over the summer also pushed Nash to do something extra for the pilot to make the intentions of the series clear. Hawaii Five-0's Grace Park Joins ABC's A Million Little Things "It is a real, conscious thing in our writers room." I worry about every single person that is suicidal," he said. "I think there is absolutely nothing romantic about suicide.

Series creator DJ Nash wasted no time ensuring the press that the show in no way is trying to romanticize the idea of suicide. The cast and creators were asked during the Television Critics Association summer press tour how they would handle tackling such a serious topic when it's at the forefront of the public consciousness. It will also premiere on ABC after a summer where multiple celebrities, including fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain, have taken their own life, and shows like 13 Reasons Why were accused of glamorizing suicide. The premise of A Million Little Things brings a group of friends together after their unofficial leader John, played by Ron Livingston, commits suicide.
