‘Red Eye' will return to ITV for a second series on New Year's Day, it has been confirmed by the broadcaster.
Jing Lusi reprises her role as DS Hana Li for a new investigation alongside guest star, Martin Compston. Joining Jing and Martin in the highly pressurised, rollercoaster world of Red Eye, are Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore who also return as Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney and journalist Jess Li. Watch the trailer for the new series:
Inside the US Embassy, the celebrations for a newly appointed US Ambassador to London are shattered when a call, threatening to blow a British plane out of the sky if anyone leaves, triggers an immediate embassy lockdown, trapping guests and staff inside.
And that’s when the murders begin, landing Hana Li, as a British cop, in a political and jurisdictional nightmare. Compelled to join forces with the Head of Embassy Security, Clay Brody, played by Martin Compston, a former colleague who once screwed her over, Hana has to see her way past her distrust of him and focus on the investigation. Because this time it’s personal. The plane that will be blown up is a government jet and Director General Madeline Delaney is onboard.
With a killer wreaking havoc inside the Embassy and evading them at every turn, Hana and Brody must discover who is behind the treacherous plot before time runs out for the hostages within the Embassy and the passengers on board Delaney’s plane.
‘Red Eye' is produced by Wales based independent production company Bad Wolf with Peter A Dowling (‘Black and Blue', ‘Flightplan'), crafting and writing the intense and ambitious thriller full of his signature twists and turns. Jingan Young has written episode three with Peter. Kieron Hawkes (‘Power Book IV', ‘Fortitude') returns to direct episodes 1-3, with Camilla Strøm Henriksen (Grace, The Suspect) directing episodes 4-6.
‘Red Eye' returns to ITV1 and STV on New Year’s Day and will be available to stream on ITVX and STV Player.
