Not even time can maintain besties Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West away from one another. After almost two years of ready for extra of Channel 4 and Pipes‘s acclaimed comedy-drama Massive TemperSeason 2 is lastly proper across the nook with a reunion in retailer for the starring duo following that emotional Season 1 finale. When final viewers noticed the duo collectively, West’s Eddie was dashing off in a taxi with out a phrase for Maggie, the longtime buddy she had as soon as been inseparable from for over ten years, performed by the Bridgerton star. Earlier than she returns to city, although, Collider can completely reveal one new face who shall be coming into the duo’s lives this spring — Rupert Everett.
A British performing icon with three BAFTA nominations to his identify, Everett is a big-ticket addition to Maggie and Eddie’s world. He stays finest identified amongst audiences for his position as George Downes, the buddy that Julia Roberts‘ Julianne Potter fakes an engagement with within the rom-com basic My Greatest Pal’s Wedding ceremony. His different two BAFTA-recognized turns in 1984’s One other Nation and 2020’s Grownup Materials have additional cemented him as a permanent on-screen expertise throughout over 4 many years on-screen. Massive Temper marks his newest tv position after becoming a member of the upcoming second season of the scorching drama Rivals and Netflix’s Emily in Paris. Accompanying his addition, we even have two new photos of his character dazzling in a classy fur coat and hanging with London’s numerous drag group.
Everett is the most recent addition to a Season 2 that is injecting a ton of expertise. Headlining the newcomers is Belgravia: The Subsequent Chapter star Hannah Onslowwho shall be annoying Maggie as Eddie’s new, maddeningly optimistic religious healer buddy Whitney, alongside Robert Lindsay, Marina Bye, Marcus Collins, Munroe Bergdorf, Kyran Thrax, Kelly Campbell, Leo Wan, Zachary Hartand John Locke. West and Coughlan, who just lately reprised her position as Penelope Bridgerton in Season 4 of Netflix’s mega-hit interval romance, will lead a returning solid together with Robert Gilbert, Eamon Farren, Niamh Cusack, Amalia Vitale, Luke Fetherston, Rebecca Lowman, Stephen Sobaland Kate Fleetwood. Sequence author and creator Camilla Whitehill and director Rebecca Asher are additionally again within the fold, maintaining the artistic group that crafted the BAFTA-nominated hit round for an additional run.
How Does Maggie and Eddie’s Story Proceed in ‘Massive Temper’ Season 2?
Season 2 of Massive Temper picks up one yr after the Season 1 finale, with each mates not having seen or spoken to one another since. Eddie out of the blue returns to London for a marriage, and this time, Whitney is by her facet. For Maggie, this new companion is simply extra competitors for Eddie’s consideration and affection. Decided to carve a spot out in her bestie’s life as soon as extra, she brings her personal distinctive model of chaos again to the desk, establishing extra darkly comedic misadventures between them. The query is: Will or not it’s sufficient to win her outdated buddy again over, or are these two by way of for good? Given Maggie’s struggles along with her bipolar dysfunction final season and the diverging paths the 2 ladies have gone down with their careers and private lives for the reason that collection started, she might in the end need to face the truth that they need to simply transfer on from one another.
Massive Temper returns for Season 2 on Tubi and Channel 4 this spring. Within the meantime, all six episodes of Season 1 can be found to stream at no cost on Tubi proper now. Take a look at our unique picture above and keep tuned right here at Collider for extra thrilling seems from our preview collection by way of the top of subsequent week.
