'The Dry' Commissioned For Season 2 with Double the Sobriety
The Dry was one of those shows initially picked up by ITV for BritBox UK as a series but not for BritBox U.S. (It debuted here on Sundance Now and AMC+.) The series, written by Nancy Harris, was developed from Element for RTÉ One and funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland when ITV came looking for stories unquestionably unique to the U.K. However, though BritBox still streams in the U.S., ITV has since folded it into the larger ITVX, putting most of the shows initially meant for the former in question, especially ones not on BritBox U.S.. Luckily, The Dry survived the merge, announcing in April 2023 that it would get a second season.
About a month after confirming the show’s return, Harris attended the 2023 IFTA Film & Drama Awards with one of The Dry’s co-stars Moe Dunford, in tow, and the two spilled just a little bit of what fans can expect. According to Goss.ie, Harris teased Season 2 would double the dryness, “It’s sort of about what happens in a family when two people are trying to get sober.”
“They’re the dream cast, so it’s a joy to write more for all of them,” Harris continued, “but I think what I wanted to do was show different sides, again, of each character. To try and kind of surprise you a little bit with what you maybe have decided about them in the first season.”
