Exclusive: Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola and Gemma Whelan talk BritBox’s The Tower 2: Death Message
Hitting BritBox in North America starting May 16, 2023 is the second season of the hit crime thriller The Tower with a brand new installment, The Tower 2: Death Message. Based on the second novel in author Kate London’s best-selling series, the four-episode series will air episodes weekly.
The cast includes Gemma Whelan, Jimmy Akingbola, Tahirah Sharif & Emmett J. Scanlan.
Following the dramatic climax of season one, rookie Police Constable Lizzie Adama (Sharif) has returned to Farlow police station where she finds herself fighting to protect a mother and daughter in peril. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins (Whelan) has transferred to Homicide Command. When she is tasked with re-opening a cold case of a missing schoolgirl, her investigations take an unexpected turn, leading her to cross paths with Lizzie once again. Following Lizzie and Sarah’s antagonistic relationship, they are forced to work together for the first time. Detective Inspector Kieran Shaw (Scanlan) wants to recruit Detective Sergeant Steve Bradshaw (Akingbola) for a specialist task force, targeting a major organized crime figure, but he must convince Steve he can be trusted. This latest season promises another complex, authentic and topical crime story that will keep audiences gripped.
Season one followed Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins as she set out to uncover the truth around two grisly deaths discovered at the bottom of a residential apartment building. The investigation led her into a dark conspiracy in which her relationship with Lizzie Adama was tested to the limits. All three episodes of season one are now available on BritBox ahead of the season two debut.
Patrick Harbinson and Kate London executive produce the series alongside Mammoth Screen’s Sheena Bucktowonsing and Damien Timmer. Andy Mosse produces and Faye Gilbert directs.
Gemma Whelan is best known as her character Yara Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones; Collins is her first primetime lead character. Tahirah Sharif was previously seen in The Haunting of Bly Manor and Jimmy Akingbola currently play Geoffrey in Peacock’s Bel-Air.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Sharif, Akingbola and Whelan on what to expect in Season 2.
