Thomas Brodie-Sangster and David Thewlis return in the original Australian comedy adventure.
The second season of the Australian series The cunning evader will be shown on Disney+ in February.
This comedy-adventure series, co-created by James McNamara and inspired by characters from Oliver turn, stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jack Dawkins alias The cunning evader; David Thewlis as Fagin and Maia Mitchell as Lady Belle Fox.
Returning cast includes Susie Porter as Lady Jane Fox, Damien Garvey as Governor Fox and Tim Minchin as Darius Cracksworth. Lucy-Rose Leonard returns as Lady Fanny Fox, with Nicholas Burton as Dr. Sneed and Kim Gyngell as The Prof. Luke Carroll and Vivienne Awosoga plus Aljin Abella, Brigid Zengeni and Albert Latailakepa as Fagin’s motley crew of thieves.
Season two introduces exciting new characters that raise the stakes with Luke Bracey (Elvis, Hacksaw Ridge) as Inspector Henry Boxer, Jeremy Sims (Mr. In between) as Uncle Dickie and rising star Zac Burgess (Cruel intentions, boy swallows the universe) as Phineas Golden.
The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Kylie Watson-Wheeler, said: “We’re thrilled that our fan-favorite Aussie Original is back for a second season. It has more romance, adventure and razor-sharp humor, plus several new faces.
“The show’s return is a testament to its local and international success and the high-quality talent involved, both in front and behind the camera.
“We are immensely proud of bringing quality Australian stories to the world stage and have further taken the production to the next level with intricate new costumes and sets that take audiences even deeper into the adrenaline-pumping world of The cunning evader.”
Jack is back! The Artful Dodger returns and he’s in big trouble. He has an appointment with the noose, he is hunted by Inspector Boxer, the new police officer of Port Victory, and when he sees the woman he loves, Lady Belle, he is hanged.
Meanwhile, Lady Belle is determined to shape her future in medicine, defying the odds and stepping into danger, driven by ambition and a love already at stake.
While Boxer competes with Jack for Belle’s affections, the devious Fagin drags Dodger into their most dangerous heist yet, and a killer is on the loose. Get ready for an explosive season of new characters and locations with more suspense, humor, heart, ingenuity and deception than ever.
Filmed in Sydney, Australia, The Artful Dodger Season 2 is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television’s Curio Pictures. The second season is supported by the NSW State Government through Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund. Post, digital and visual effects were also supported by Screen NSW.
Curio Pictures’ Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner serve as executive producer/producers, with James McNamara serving as writer and executive producer.
Cameron Welsh (Foundation, Krypton) serves as series producer, with additional writing credits including Dan Knight, Kate Mulvany and Miranda Tapsell.
Ben Young (The Twelve, Clickbait), Ben C. Lucas (Nautilus, The Survivors) and Gracie Otto (The Artful Dodger, Ladies in Black, Heartbreak High) serve as directors.
All episodes Tuesday, February 10 on Disney+.
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