A second series of Bodyguard isn't official yet… but we're getting closer.
The political thriller has been a smash hit for the BBC, having scooped up a Golden Globe Award for star Richard Madden and become the biggest UK TV drama since records began.
It's no surprise then that series creator Jed Mercurio has now confirmed at the Banff World Media Festival that talks are underway with the BBC for more of Bodyguard, even if it's not a done deal (via The Hollywood Reporter).
"We're in talks. We're going through the logistics of it," he said, adding: "There's no real update now."
Richard Madden has recently been offering his thoughts on what the future of Bodyguard might be. Last month, he suggested that any future episodes would need a significant time jump.
"We've been talking about it and I spoke to Jed about a month after the show had finished airing over in the UK and we sat and decided, 'Let's give it at least a year while we work out how to do something better'," he said (via PA).
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"You cannot jump into it. David Budd definitely needs a vacation after that. He's not going to go back to work, is he? And also he's the most famous man in London because of what happens at the end of episode six. He couldn't just go straight back into work.
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"Me and Jed both agree that there's something much more interesting in 'let's catch up with him 18 months later, two years later after this has happened and say where is he now? What's happened to him?'"
Bodyguard airs on BBC One in the UK and is available to stream now on Netflix in the US.
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