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New Ludwig Season: Puzzler Turns Detective Again
15 Apr
Summary
- David Mitchell stars as a puzzler forced into detective work.
- The show was BBC's biggest scripted hit of 2024.
- New cast members join for the upcoming season.
The popular BBC series Ludwig is set to return with a new season, continuing the story of a professional puzzler who assumes his detective twin brother's identity. David Mitchell reprises his role as the brilliant but socially awkward Taylor, now working as a Crime Scene Consultant for the Cambridge Police Authority.
Season one's success, making it the BBC's biggest scripted show of 2024 with over 9.5 million viewers and a hit on BritBox in the U.S., has paved the way for this next chapter. Taylor is forbidden from using police resources to find his missing brother, James, but remains determined to uncover the truth, with his sister-in-law Lucy supporting his efforts.
Mark Brotherhood returns as creator and writer, promising new puzzling murders. The cast expands with the addition of Mark Bonnar, Sian Clifford, Ben Ashenden, and Rumi Sutton, joining existing stars like Anna Maxwell Martin. Executive producer Kenton Allen highlighted the show's status as a "premium returning franchise."
