'Blue Lights' Season 2 Introduces New Team Members

Blue Lights Season 2 has officially landed an April 2024 release in the U.K. for the highly anticipated second season. The series, which launched its debut season on BBC One in the final week of March 2023, has been one of the BBC's biggest police procedurals in years, which is saying something considering this is the same broadcast network that rode Line of Duty for nearly a decade of ever-growing popularity. The BBC's new director of drama, Lindsay Salt, has already quadrupled down on the series, renewing it through Season 4 even before Season 2 had a release date. It's a lot of pressure for the rookie cops heading into their sophomore season of crime-solving.

Blue Lights is set in Northern Ireland, in the police precincts of Belfast, which are legendary for being less than the most law-abiding of places when enforcing the peace. The series began with an attempt to humanize and somewhat remove the bite of that history by telling the story via the eyes of three utterly guileless rookies, Grace Ellis (Siân Brooke), Annie Conlon (Katherine Devlin), and Tommy Foster (Nathan Braniff). Grace, technically the show's lead in a larger ensemble, is a 40-year-old housewife inspired to join the force after years of swallowing propaganda, and her learning curve (and hilarious foibles) was vital to keeping the series' humanity, and its struggle with its past, front, and center.

Season 2 expands the show's focus with new characters from the area, as the rookies get more comfortable with their roles. Check out the trailer.