'Red Eye' Commences Filming Series 2, Martin Compston joins the cast as a guest star

ITV1 and ITVX’s propulsive thriller Red Eye, produced by Bad Wolf and written by Peter A Dowling, is due to commence filming with Jing Lusi reprising her role as DS Hana Li alongside new guest star, Martin Compston. 

With a new conspiracy to solve in the highly pressurised world of Red Eye, Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore also reprise their roles as Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney and journalist Jess Li. 

Commented Jing Lusi: 

“I'm incredibly excited to return to the world of Red Eye, and thrilled to be sharing this rollercoaster with the brilliant Martin Compston.”

Martin Compston added: 

“I’m delighted to be joining the Red Eye team. Hoping to build on the massive success of the first series and give viewers another thrilling ride.” 

Commissioned by ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, the high-octane thriller launched last year with audiences in excess of 8 million viewers and 29.3m streams on ITVX, making Red Eye one of ITV’s top ten dramas of 2024. 

Red Eye 2 consists of six new episodes written and created by Peter A Dowling (Black and Blue, Flightplan), with Jingan Young returning to write an episode. 

The drama is produced by Wales based independent production company Bad Wolf, who are the producers of Doctor Who, Industry, The Winter King, His Dark Materials, I Hate Suzie, and A Discovery of Witches. Forthcoming productions include Dope Girls, The War Between The Land and The Sea and The Other Bennet Sister. Bad Wolf is the Sony Pictures Television-backed company founded in 2015 by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner.

Award-winning producer Julie Gardner (I Hate Suzie, Doctor Who) will executive produce the new series alongside Lachlan MacKinnon (Industry, A Discovery of Witches). Chris May (Litvinenko, Doctor Who) will produce the series. Kieron Hawkes (Power Book IV, Fortitude) will return to direct episodes 1-3, with Camilla Strøm Henriksen (Grace, The Suspect) directing episodes 4-6. 

Commented Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon on behalf of Bad Wolf: 

“Peter A Dowling has again crafted the most intense and ambitious thriller, full of his signature twists and turns. Our magnificent returning cast, Jing Lusi, Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore, will be joined by the marvellous Martin Compston. We are incredibly thankful to Polly Hill for recommissioning the show and giving us the chance to again share it with the ITV audience.”

Sony Pictures Television will be responsible for the international distribution of the second series of Red Eye. 

The first series has broadcast in over 120 territories worldwide and was the recipient of the Broadcast Award for International Programme Sales earlier this month.