Jamie Dornan’s thriller series “The Tourist” is currently the second most-watched series on Netflix in the US, according to FlixPatrol.com. The show, created and written by Jack and Harry Williams, is also the ninth most-watched globally, per the same source.
The series, which was originally released in 2022, follows Dornan as a man who, after being a victim of a car crash, wakes up in an Australian hospital with amnesia. However, as he leaves the hospital, it’s clear that he is being chased, so he must learn his identity before it’s too late.
It’s an original from BBC One in the UK, where it became the most-watched series with an impressive 4.6 million views for the first season premiere. In the US, it first premiered on Max but it’s now part of Netflix’s catalog. The second season will also premiere on February 29.
Everything about the second season of ‘The Tourist’
While originally the series was meant to only have one season, the success paved the way for a continuation. In an interview with BBC, Dorman said “I don’t think we expected it to be the most watched show in the U.K. that year and when there’s that much of an appetite, it felt like the right thing to give people more.”
Without revealing any surprises, in the second season, Elliot (played by Dorman) and Helen (played by Danielle Macdonald) travel to Ireland to uncover the mysteries surrounding Elliot’s identity. Similar to the first season, Season 2 of “The Tourist” consists of six episodes.
The rest of the cast will consist of new faces such as Diarmaid Murtagh, Conor MacNeill, Olwen Fouéré, Francis Magee, Mark McKenna, Réginal-Roland Kudiwu and Nessa Matthews.
As we said, Season 2 of The Tourist will be available for U.S. audiences to stream on Netflix on February 29. The second season originally premiered on BBC One in the U.K. and on Stan in Australia on January 1, 2024.