The second season of Irish black comedy Obituary will start filming on location in Ballyshannon, Donegal next week with the addition of new cast members.
The RTÉ and Hulu show follows the exploits of Elvira, Bodkin and The Dry star Siobhán Cullen, an obituary writer on a smalltown newspaper who turns to murder to drum up business.
Co-produced by UK company APC Studios and Galway-based Magamedia, the new season will see BAFTA-nominated Irish actress Máiréad Tyers (Extraordinary, My Lady Jane) joining the cast.
The new six-part series will again be written by award-winning Mayo scriptwriter Ray Lawlor, with Gemma O'Shaughnessy (KIN, Red Rock) producing.
The synopsis for season two says, "Struggling with the death of her beloved father, Elvira seeks relief in killing but is beaten to the act by a mysterious new murderer in town.
"Ironically, when Detective Rose (Noni Stapleton) suspects Elvira of a kill she hasn't committed, Elvira becomes determined to solve the murder and meet this potential kindred spirit.
"But her secret life is under threat when the eccentric new editor Vivienne (Máiréad Tyers) pits her against boyfriend Emerson (Ronan Raftery) in the newsroom.
"Pressure mounts when the disgraced former editor Hughie (David Ganly) returns to reveal her as a killer, and Emerson is on the cusp of unravelling an investigation that could tear them apart.
In a statement, executive producers Laurent Boissel and Paddy Hayes said: "We are incredibly proud that both RTÉ and Hulu have committed to a second season of our West of Ireland gothic drama Obituary, and we are delighted Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, WRAP and Coimisiún na Meán are also returning to back this unique and quirky Irish show.
"Having Máiréad Tyers join our cast will add to the humour and frisson, and we are excited to work with such acclaimed directors as we bring six more episodes of this high concept drama to RTE and to the global market."
The first season of the show has been screened by AMC Networks International Southern Europe (Spain and Portugal), Netflix (UK), Britbox (Australia), TVNZ (New Zealand), Proximus (Belgium), RTS (French-speaking Switzerland), RTP (Portugal), BluTV (Turkey & Cyprus) and TET (Latvia).
