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The Assassin season 2 release date confirmed as first-look trailer unveiled with Keeley Hawes

The new instalment is set to drop next month!

A shocked-looking Keeley Hawes in The Assassin season 2.

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Published: Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 4:19 pm

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Prime Video has revealed when fans can expect The Assassin season 2 to land, while also dropping a first-look trailer.

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The second season of the hit thriller, which is created and written by Harry and Jack Williams, is set to launch in full on 6 November on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland.

The main cast is set to return for season 2, with Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard) reprising her role as Julie, the former assassin who reconnected with her investigative journalist son Edward (Freddie Highmore) in season 1, with the pair soon teaming up to fight off a wave of killers tied to her past.

Season 2 picks up with the pair estranged again, but when Edward’s honeymoon doesn’t go quite to plan, he’s forced to reunite with Julie to take on a new beast: the Spanish criminal underworld.

The new trailer gives viewers a first look at the mother and son as they tackle this new challenge.

You can watch the trailer for yourself below:

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Alongside Hawes and Highmore, other returning cast members for season 2 include Shalom Brune-Franklin and Devon Terrell.

Meanwhile, new additions to the cast include Arnaud Binard (Emily in Paris), Natalia Tena (Harry Potter), Boris Van Severen (Moresnet), Jacqueline Boatswain (Bridgerton) and Monic Hendrickx (Arcadia).

Freddie Highmore as Edward in The Assassin, sat at a dinner table outside.

Freddie Highmore as Edward in The Assassin. Prime Video/Two Brothers

The show is produced by Two Brothers Pictures, the company behind Fleabag, in association with All3Media International.

Harry and Jack Williams also serve as executive producers, alongside Hawes and Highmore, while Sarah Hammond, Alex Mercer and Daisy Mount are also executive producing for Two Brothers Pictures.

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Meanwhile, John Griffin serves as producer alongside Terry McDonough, who's also executive production and directing episodes 1-3. Sarah O’Gorman is directing episodes 4-6.

The Assasson season 2 will release on 6 November on Prime Video.

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