'Blue Lights' Renewed for Seasons 3 & 4

Last week, just ahead of London's major TV showcase, the BBC's new Head of Drama, Lindsey Salt, put her stake in the ground with a dozen shows greenlit for 2024. As Telly Visions noted, 11 of those were brand-new series, a daring proposition in an era where production studios are sticking to recognizable brands and known IPs to break through the entertainment onslaught. However, the twelfth was a renewal of the BBC's breakout hit Blue Lights, which debuted its first season in early 2023 and arrived on BritBox in the U.S. in January 2024. Season 2 is slated for spring 2024 on both sides of the pond but has not yet arrived; however, the BBC has already announced it will go ahead with Season 3 and 4.

Salt wasn't kidding about throwing caution to the winds; a double renewal for a show that only just aired one season is a remarkable departure for the ordinarily renewal-shy Aunty Beeb, who usually need an American bump in ratings or a co-production before being really sure a Season 2 is warranted. However, Blue Lights has barely even been noticed in the U.S. as yet, and BritBox International is not signing on to co-produce. This is all Beeb, baby.

If Salt was looking to make a splash, this was the perfect moment to do so, as Blue Lights has just released first-look images for the second season, as well as cast additions. Check out how last year's rookies, Grace Ellis (Siân Brooke), Annie Conlon (Katherine Devlin), and Tommy Foster (Nathan Braniff), are doing.