*Warning — This article contains spoilers for Sugar Season 1*
Whilst we've all been glued to our screens watching Colin Farrell's powerhouse performance as Oz Cobb in HBO's The Penguin in recent weeks, it's not the first truly transformational role we've had from the In Bruges actor this year. Back in April, Farrell starred as Los Angeles PI John Sugar in stylish Apple TV+ neo-noir crime drama Sugar, a series that largely flew under the radar until a jaw-dropping twist late on caught viewers completely off guard, spurring people to catch up and see what all the fuss was about. Now, in news that will delight fans of the first season, Apple has confirmed that Detective Sugar will be back to crack another case in the newly greenlit Sugar Season 2.
Whilst Farrell is set to return as the eponymous private investigator, who — in a quite literally out of this world twist — we found out at the end of Season 1 is in fact an alien (yes, the film noir loving LA gumshoe is an actual extraterrestrial!), we do now know that creator Mark Protosevich (The Cell) won't be returning for the second season. In his stead, Preacher showrunner Sam Catlin is the man who's gearing up to guide Sugar's path as he continues to search for his missing sister and, presumably, face off against her kidnapper Henry Thorpe (Jason Butler Harner). At this stage, we haven't had formal confirmation of Harner's return, or of any other series regulars' reappearance for the second round of Sugar, but we imagine more casting news will come soon — and we'll share it when we get it.
“It has been incredibly exciting to see audiences around the world embrace Sugar, and we are thrilled to return for a second season,” executive producers Audrey Chon and Simon Kinberg said in a statement accompanying the renewal. “We’re so grateful to our partners at Apple for their support, our showrunner Sam Catlin, the brilliant Colin Farrell, and of course, our viewers. We can’t wait to get John Sugar back on the case.”
Beyond the fact Farrell's back and it being confirmed that Sugar will take on a whole new missing person's case in Season 2, we have no idea just yet what Catlin and co have in store for us. And after the absolutely wild way that the first series shook out, honestly, all bets are off at this point. All we do know is that we're more than ready for another spoonful of Sugar. Yum!