The Buccaneers has been renewed for second season by Apple TV+, according to Deadline. The period drama debuted on the streaming service on November 8. It follows five young American women in London in the 19th century and is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Edith Wharton (The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth).
The series is created and written by Katherine Jakeways (The Armstrong & Miller Show, Tracey Ullman’s Show), who executive produces with Beth Willis (Ashes to Ashes, Doctor Who). It is directed by Susanna White (Andor, Boardwalk Empire).
In regards to the series being compared to Netflix’s Bridgerton, White told Deadline, “It’s nice to be compared with Bridgerton as it’s so phenomenally popular, but the ambition was never to make something like it.”
Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers stars Kristine Frøseth (Looking for Alaska, How to Blow Up a Pipeline) as Nan St. George, Christina Hendricks (Good Girls, Mad Men) as Mrs. St. George, Imogen Waterhouse (The Outpost, Nocturnal Animals) as Jinny St. George, Josie Totah (Saved by the Bell, Jessie) as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag (Dive Club, The Buccaneers) as Lizzy Elmsworth, Mia Threapleton (A Little Chaos, Dangerous Liaisons) as Honoria Marable, and Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why, Do Revenge) as Conchitta Closson.
The cast also features Matthew Broome (The Buccaneers) as Guy Thwarte, Josh Dylan (Naughts + Crosses, The End of the F***ing World) as Lord Richard Marable, and Guy Remmers (The Buccaneers, Lessons) as Theo, Duke of Tintagel.
The novel was first adapted into a TV series in 1995. The series was produced by WGBH and BBC. It starred Carla Gugino (Spy Kids, The Fall of the House of Usher), Gwen Humble (Being There, The American Way), Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion), Alison Elliott (Servant, Mayans M.C.), and Rya Kihlstedt (One Mississippi, Heroes Reborn).