Stephen Amell's wrestling drama Heels has officially been renewed for season 2.
With production pencilled in for sometime next year, Starz president Jeffrey Hirsch commented: "It's clear from the critical and fan acclaim that the stories and characters from the Duffy Wrestling League have made a connection with audiences bringing a community that is not often found to premium TV.
"I'm excited for our amazing cast and executive producers to get back into the ring together for a second season."
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Also featuring Vikings actor Alexander Ludwig, Heels focuses on a family-run wrestling promotion based in Georgia, as two rivalling brothers Jack and Ace Spade fight over their late father's legacy.
Mike O'Malley returns as showrunner for the next batch of episodes, while Trey Tucker and Robby Ramos have both been promoted to series regulars as Bobby Pin and Diego Cottonmouth.
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News of its impending return isn't too surprising, given the quality running through the debut season.
Awarding Heels four stars in our review, Digital Spy wrote: "Following eight stoic years as Oliver Queen, Amell is clearly relishing the chance to cut loose a bit in this role. And although there are some parallels to be had between the Green Arrow and Jack — both struggle with what it means to be a hero and both feel the weight of the world on their shoulders — Stephen brings far more nuance to this part than superhero detractors might expect, thanks in part to a meatier script and his own unbridled passion for wrestling.
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"Still, it's funny where Jack's trajectory goes because if we were to crown any one performer as the heavyweight champion, that would have to be Amell's co-star, Alexander Ludwig. Yes, Ace is the kind of broken yet entitled man-child we've seen countless times before on screen, but Ludwig does the impossible and somehow makes him likeable to us as well as the crowds, even when he's behaving at his most cruel."
Heels airs on Starz in the US and StarzPlay in the UK.
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