Groundbreaking BBC drama with ‘perfect scores’ releases season 2 first-look

One of the BBC’s astir highly-regarded caller dramas volition beryllium returning for its 2nd play adjacent twelvemonth and a caller harvest of caller images has conscionable been released

The BBC has released an breathtaking first-look astatine the upcoming 2nd play of its critically acclaimed caller bid for 2024, Boarders.

Following a radical of 5 Black teens who are sent to an elite schoolhouse connected scholarships, the archetypal six-part bid received rave reviews from fans and critics alike.

As good arsenic crisp observations connected race, people and privilege, viewers were besides hooked by the characters’ storylines and determination were plentifulness of laugh-out-loud moments, too.

Following its premiere successful February of this year, the BBC announced a follow-up successful June, with American level Tubi joining arsenic a co-producer.

Teens Jaheim (played by Josh Tedeku), Leah (Jodie Campbell), Omar (Myles Kamwendo), Femi (Aruna Jalloh) and Toby (Sekou Diaby) instrumentality among their classmates and teachers successful this caller sneak peek.

In play two, a rebellion is sparked among the students which lands headmaster Bernard (Derek Riddell) nether suspension.

The caller boarders look a reckoning of their ain erstwhile Carol Watlington-Geese (Niky Wardley) takes implicit the schoolhouse with a ngo to get them expelled.

Boarders’ creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor previewed what’s to travel aft the staggering effect to play one, including achieving the coveted 100 percent people connected Rotten Tomatoes.

“Bringing the caller play of Boarders to beingness has been an unthinkable experience, particularly with the breathtaking summation of caller faces to the cast,” helium said.

"Watching the actors effortlessly instrumentality to their roles, arsenic if they had ne'er left, has been an implicit joy.

“We anticipation you bask this 2nd helping of the bid arsenic overmuch arsenic we’ve enjoyed creating it!”

Some breathtaking newcomers mentioned by Taylor see Loki’s Wunmi Mosaku arsenic Jaheim’s mum Grace and Downton Abbey prima Cara Theobold arsenic the school’s nonmigratory writer, Jude.

Producer Madeleine Sinclair added: “We’re truthful thrilled with our formed for bid 2 of Boarders, some the fantastic returning characters and the breathtaking caller faces – viewers are successful for a existent treat.

“Daniel’s scripts are erstwhile again arsenic comic arsenic they are thought-provoking and our talented formed travel unneurotic to bring them to beingness perfectly.”

Boarders play 2 volition premiere successful 2025 connected BBC Three. Season 1 is disposable connected BBC iPlayer.