James Nesbitt will return as DCI Tom Brannick in the upcoming six-part series, created and written by Chris Brandon. 

At the end of the last series the identity of legendary assassin Goliath was shockingly revealed to be Brannick.

So when the murder of a crooked accountant unravels a trail of greed that could expose Brannick’s hidden life as Goliath, he must become dangerously close to the accountant’s widow Olivia (Victoria Smurfit) to solve the riddle he left behind. 

Soon the pair begin to become focused on the puzzle of each other and are continually drawn together. 

Fellow officers DS Niamh McGovern (Charlene McKenna), DCS Jackie Twomey (Lorcan Cranitch) and DC “Birdy” Bird (Chris Walley) get dragged into trying to solve the riddle, along with Brannick’s daughter Izzy (Lola Petticrew).

Brannick comes to a point where the level of betrayal and deceit makes him question how far he should go to keep his legacy intact. 

Bloodlands series two will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in September 2022.