Death in Paradise star’s new show lands second series – before the first has even aired in the UK

BEN Miller’s latest drama series, Austin, has been renewed for a 2nd play – contempt the archetypal not yet airing successful the UK.

The show, which volition debut connected ITV, features Ben arsenic Julian - a British writer who has conscionable discovered the beingness of his neurodivergent son.

The archetypal bid follows Julian’s travel to Australia to conscionable Austin (Michael Theo), and explores their budding father-son relationship.

News of the renewal came alongside a synopsis teasing the adjacent section successful Austin’s story.

The 2nd play volition travel Austin’s emergence to fame arsenic a celebrated author, but his newfound occurrence takes a toll.

The teaser says: "As his [Austin’s] fame among the bespoke travelling readers grows, helium falls nether the nonrecreational spell of his caller agent, and to the fearfulness of his household breaks atrocious – behaving successful a mode unbefitting his existent self."

Meanwhile, Julian and Austin’s parent Ingrid (Sally Phillips) are swept into chaos erstwhile an Australian accumulation institution acquires the rights to Julian’s book, Big Bear, with plans to accommodate it into a TV series.

Their excitement turns to vexation erstwhile the producers effort to exclude Julian and reimagine the brand.

Ben, who is champion known for playing DI Richard Poole successful Death successful Paradise, expressed his excitement astir the renewal.

He shared: "Love is successful the aerial successful play two, and arsenic Austin’s dad, I’m excited to spot him dive into the satellite of romance.

"That said, I would counsel against immoderate 90s-style treble dating. One decennary of that was plenty…"

He besides thanked the show’s collaborators, saying: "A immense convey you to the peerless ABC, ably abetted by ITV Studios, and our friends astatine Screen Australia and Screen Canberra, for helping bring Austin’s travel backmost to life.

"We are each beyond excited to commencement filming again, and reunite our joyously neurodivergent family."

Executive producers Catherine Nebauer and Darren Ashton added: "It was specified a joyousness to bring Austin to audiences globally and astatine location and it’s specified a dainty to beryllium starting this process each implicit again!

"Audiences were drawn to Austin due to the fact that of his large bosom and warmth but play 2 volition spot our pb behaving successful a somewhat antithetic light… let’s anticipation helium tin larn a happening oregon 2 and not fto fame alteration him!"

Austin is expected to debut connected ITV sometime successful 2024.