‘The Sister’ Season 2: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Hulu's chilling murder mystery

Although Season 2 hasn't been confirmed yet, Neil Cross said in an interview with MEAWW that he is thinking about it

UPDATED JAN 22, 2021

Russell Tovey as Nathan Redman in 'The Sister' (Hulu)

Inspired by the novel ‘Burial’, also written by Neil Cross, ‘The Sister’ hit the screens with a four-part series and left the viewers thrilled. Acclaimed writer Neil Cross has adapted his own wayward psychological thriller novel for a TV show titled ‘The Sister’.

The latest show revolves around a man named Nathan, who lives an everyday life with his wife. But when Nathan’s former friend, Bob, comes back to meet him, his entire life changes as they both embark on a life-threatening journey.

If you've binge-watched all four episodes and want closure after the chilling last scene, here's all you need to know about the next season.

Release date

The four-part thriller of ‘The Sister’ telecasted first on ITV and the ITV Hub starting from Monday, October 26, 2020, aired over four consecutive nights. The full series box set then came to BritBox on November 26.

Although Season 2 hasn't been confirmed yet, Neil Cross said in an interview with MEAWW that he is thinking about it even though he hasn't officially spoken to anyone about it.

Plot

SPOILER ALERT!

The summary of the Hulu show reads, “How far would you go to keep a secret? One rainy evening, Nathan is surprised by an unwelcome face from the past. Nathan has never been able to forget the worst night of his life: a party that led to the sudden, shocking death of a young woman.”

It continues, “Only he and Bob, an eccentric old acquaintance, know what really happened… and they’ve resolved to keep it that way. But years later, Bob appears at Nathan’s door with terrifying news that threatens to tear Nathan’s world apart. Because Nathan has his own secrets now. Secrets that could destroy everything he has desperately fought to build for himself and his family.”

The fourth episode ends with a major shocker: Nathan escapes the murder, but the ghost of Elise Fox sits right behind in his car. With many loose ends, fans can't stop wondering when will the new season be announced and it is at all in the making.

Cast

Russell Tovey as Nathan Redman

'The Sister' stars Russell Tovey in the lead role where he plays Nathan. Russell is best known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC’s supernatural drama 'Being Human'. He got worldwide recognition after he starred as Steve in the BBC Three sitcom 'Him & Her'.

Tovey is also famous for playing Alonzo Frame’s role in the 'Doctor Who' episode 'Voyage of the Damned'. He also starred alongside Priyanka Chopra in ABC’s 'Quantico'.

Amrita Acharia as Holly Fox

Amrita Acharia is a celebrated British actress who played the role of Irri — a Dothraki servant of Queen Daenerys Targaryen in the first two seasons of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’. Amrita then featured in several movies like ‘I Am Yours', ‘The Devil’s Double', and others. In 'The Sister', Amrita plays Holly Fox.

Bertie Carvel as Bob Morrow

The 43-year-old Bertie Carvel plays the role of Bob in 'The Sister'. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as Miss Trunchbull in ‘Matilda the Musical'. He repeated the same honor for playing Rupert Murdock in ‘Ink'. For this role, he was also awarded the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a play.

Carvel’s most notable role was in Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Miserables’, where he had a cameo as Bamatabois — a dandy who sexually harasses Fantine (Anne Hathaway).

Creators

Neil Cross

Neil Cross penned down the supernatural series. The 51-year-old Neil Cross is a famous novelist and scriptwriter and is best known for creating ‘Luther’ and ‘Hard Sun’. For Idris Elba’s ‘Luther', Neil Cross was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special in 2014.

Executive Producers are Euston Films Managing Director Kate Harwood ('Dublin Murders', 'Hard Sun', 'Baghdad Central'), alongside Executive Producer for Euston Films, Noemi Spanos ('Dublin Murders'), and Neil Cross. The series is directed by Niall MacCormick ('The Victim', 'The Durrells', 'Doctor Thorne') and produced by Jonathan Curling ('Tin Star', 'Baghdad Central'). The Sister is a Euston Films (a Fremantle company) production for ITV and is distributed internationally by Fremantle. The series was commissioned for ITV by Head of Drama, Polly Hill.