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100% Fresh! Artful Dodger Season 2 Dazzles Critics
13 Feb
Summary
- The Artful Dodger's second season boasts a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- The series stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster as an adult reimagining of Oliver Twist's character.
- Critics praise the show's masterful casting, imaginative writing, and compelling storytelling.
The critically acclaimed Dickensian period drama, The Artful Dodger, is back with its second season, earning an exceptional 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. The series features Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the title role, portraying the famous Oliver Twist character as an adult surgeon in the Australian colonial town of Port Victory.
Season two sees Dodger torn between a challenging love interest and his former life in the criminal underworld. Reviewers have lauded the show's masterful casting and imaginative writing, with Collider calling its return one of the decade's best historical series.
The writer, James McNamara, was inspired by his love for 19th-century literature, believing Dodger and Fagin were the true stars of Dickens's Oliver Twist. Brodie-Sangster noted that relocating the story to Australia injected new life and color into the narrative, speeding up the pace. Both seasons are currently available for streaming on Disney+.
