‘Ludwig’ Season 2 Premiere Date Revealed
Ludwig Season 2 finally has a premiere date on BritBox. The streaming service announced the premiere date and released the BritBox official trailer, on August 18. A teaser trailer came out earlier in August.
The trailer for Ludwig Season 2 hints at a high-ranking cover-up of the curious case of the missing twin brother. Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin) also takes the search for her husband into her own hands by becoming a journalist, and new characters are introduced. See the comedy and mystery unfold in the trailer above. Season 2 premieres on October 13, with one episode coming out weekly through November 17. The season is six episodes total.
Ludwig Season 2 will feature Stephen Merchant in a guest-star role. BritBox revealed his casting on August 6, along with first-look photos at his character playing a billiards game. Merchant plays Danny Sloane, a cocky snooker champion who is at odds with John “Ludwig” Taylor (David Mitchell) in Ludwig Season 2 Episode 4.
The first teaser trailer for Ludwig Season 2 (below) showed John on the scene of many crimes as his true self. The puzzle maker-turned investigator is shedding his missing twin brother’s disguise in the second season, premiering later this year on BritBox.
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The British detective series charmed viewers and critics alike with its easy balance of comedy and drama, focusing mainly on the comedy as Mitchell’s titular character, John “Ludwig” Taylor (a professional word puzzle creator), goes undercover as his missing detective twin brother. While searching for clues about his brother’s disappearance, Ludwig discovered that legal mysteries are really just puzzles, which he was uniquely equipped to solve.
Picking up from where things were left at the end of Season 1, master puzzle-setter “Ludwig” is now a Crime Scene Consultant working on “impossible” crimes for the Cambridge Police Authority in Ludwig Season 2. No longer having to masquerade as his twin brother, James, John is openly more “Ludwig” than ever — brilliant at solving puzzles but hopeless at everything else. But James is still missing, and now that he’s an official employee of the station, John is forbidden from using any police resources to look for his brother or uncover exactly what he was investigating.
Of course, John won’t stop, and neither will Lucy, John’s sister-in-law and wife of his missing brother — a puzzle needs solving, and a husband and father needs bringing home. One masquerade may have ended, but a new one has just begun.
Ludwig‘s first season comprises of six installments, which became available to audiences stateside on BritBox in March of 2025, roughly six months after its September 2024 debut in the U.K. on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. After raking in 9.5 million viewers across 28 days, it became BBC’s biggest new scripted series since 2022.
When will Ludwig be back for more? Here’s everything we know about the show’s future so far.
When does Ludwig Season 2 premiere?
Ludwig Season 2 premieres on Tuesday, October 13, on BritBox.
Who is in the Ludwig Season 2 cast?
Mitchell will be back as the titular star in Season 2, as will Maxwell Martin as Ludwig’s sister-in-law and closest friend, Lucy. Lucy is James’ wife and the one who convinced the reclusive John to assume his estranged brother’s identity in the first place. The pair continues to search for James throughout the season while John also solves his brother’s work mysteries.
Sian Clifford as Joanne Kemper in Ludwig Season 2 (BBC / Big Talk Studios / Olly Courtney)
Also returning for series two are Dipo Ola as DCI Russell Carter, Dylan Hughes as Henry Betts-Taylor, Dorothy Atkinson as DCS Carol Shaw, Ralph Ineson as Chief Constable Ziegler, and Karl Pilkington as DI Matt Neville.
Joining the cast as series regulars are Mark Bonnar as newspaper editor, Gareth Fisher, Sian Clifford as local MP, Joanne Kemper, Ben Ashenden as DC Ethan Cole, and Rumi Sutton as DC Caitlin Sullivan.
Ludwig was renewed for a second season by BBC One in October 2024. The series is created by Mark Brotherhood, who will be back for Season 2.
“I’m delighted that John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor has failed to escape the clutches of the Cambridge police and will have to continue to face up to the city’s alarming conundrum-based crime wave,” Mitchell said upon the renewal, per Radio Times.
Mark Bonnar as Gareth Fisher in Ludwig Season 2 (BBC / Big Talk Studios / Olly Courtney) BBC / Big Talk Studios / Olly Courtney
“The blend of top-tier British comic talent, a gripping mystery, and brilliantly crafted crime storylines had viewers hooked from day one. We had high hopes for Ludwig, and it’s safe to say this comedy-detective series with a twist has become a true standout,” Jon Petrie, BBC director of comedy commissioning, said. “We can’t thank Mark Brotherhood, David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, and the entire cast and crew enough for creating something so special. We’re eagerly awaiting series two, though it’s a bit of a shame we’ll have to spoil the surprises for ourselves by actually reading the scripts first!”
Mitchell told TV Insider what to expect with the missing brother timeline and how it will continue into the second season.
“The brother disappearance is an arc that goes across the whole series,” Mitchell revealed, “and there is some resolution of that, but that mystery continues because we’re making a second series.”
Ludwig, Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, October 13, BritBox
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I love this show LUDWIG, and David Mitchell is at his best in this. How talented he is. So so glad it has been renewed for Season 2. Another great show on Britbox - which I love.
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I love Ludwig (david Mitchell) . The show is everything I like. Funny, serious, exciting and so delightful. I like every actor on this series all of them are so convincing . Great shows come from across the pond!
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Love love love this series!! All the characters are wonderful. Leaves you laughing at its witty humor and also totally intrigued by the mysteries!
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One of the best series I’ve seen in a while. Can’t wait for season 2. The casts, the writing …. All are outstanding!
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I've always liked David Mitchell and this show confirms how truly talented he really is!! ...really, really great show!!!!
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I absolutely adore this show. It is the British version of Monk, the American Detective series that I loved. I can hardly wait for the new episode to come out on Thursday nights. Just watched the last one. Can we please please get season two when people in Britain get it? Thank you, BritBox!
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I love Ludwig, it is so interesting and entertaining. I am so glad I am a Britbox subscriber
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It’s my new favorite show I really love it and can’t wait for series two just wish that we didn’t have to wait for so long to watch this amazing show and all the great actors back in action
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What a brilliant and funny crime series!
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Amazing show, very high quality, excellent comedy combine with drama. It seems David Mitchell just keeps getting better and better with every series he's involved with. Love the supporting cast members as well and Anna Martin adds the perfect ingredient to keep the show always interesting.
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Love it! Quirky, well written, excellent cast, funny!
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I really love this show. It's been a while that you're laughing and wondering how to solve the mystery at the same time. Great news that it was renew for season 2.
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I was “hooked” with the first episode of Ludwig! It was my ‘go-to’….and now, alas! I’ve just finished watching the 6th episode. I am bumbed.
David Mitchell and the entire cast are phenomenal… absolutely brilliant!!!
I’m pleased as punch there is to be Season 2. Yipeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
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I love this show the man that plays Ludwig is a wonderful actor I love his sense of humor all the cast are perfect for the character's they play. Keep us entertained all of you, you are great!
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This is a great refreshing drama/comedy. Can not wait for season 2,3,4 extra. I thing using the concept of a logical twin brother to solve murder cases is very unique. The fact that the police team has accepted the brother, is an excellent twist to the story line.
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Absolutely great show. Hopefully, season 2 will air in the US soon. (I'm not getting any younger). Shows from the UK, for the most part, are much better than those from the US. Ludwig has a great cast and a cohesive thread. Looking forward to seeing season 2 very soon.
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Loved Ludwig. Excellent writing and acting by all. Wonderful stories of unsolvable mysteries miraculously solved after all. Can't wait for Season 2.
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Ah, David Mitchell, one of my favorites! Good writing, directing, and acting make this show such a treat to watch. Looking forward to next season.
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Ludwig is an outstanding show with an excellent cast of actors. It’s so nice to know that there can be something new and different created instead of the same old murder/mystery. I can’t wait for the next season.
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Perfect!
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I ABSOLUTELY ADORE this show..! Brilliantly written, and Mitchell is phenomenal..!! I am really bummed that I have to wait quite a while for Season 2..!!! The plot is SOOOOO good..!!
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Best show out this year in the USA! Can't wait for season 2.
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I do like the 'gather the suspects together and identify the one who is actually the killer' format. Death in Paradise is another good series that uses this style.
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We love the show Ludwig & can hardly wait for season 2.
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A fun witty show 10 out of 10
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I cannot get episode 6. Any reason why?
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It’s not out yet. Thursday
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I would say Professor T is the British Version of Monk - but not to split hairs or anything 🙂 Both shows are excellent
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I loved watching the Ludwig Series-1 (on YES+ Israel), and I look forward very much to Ludwig Season-2 - hopefully in 2026.
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LOVED IT! So fun, so good, and actually really clean. THANK YOU! Just what I was looking for. A delightful, fun mystery with BEETHOVEN music in the background, a great premise, and just enough of a brain teaser to keep you wondering. I am DYING for season 2!!!!
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I subscribe to Amazon BBC for Ludwig and Father Brown.
Love them both
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Love it. Davids character is really not far the genuine David, which makes it work. Now if Lee Mack and Rob Brydon could have a cameo that would be ripping. Or Davids wife could play a coroner. Lol
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Great show! Great characters. Strikes the right balance of drama and comedy and a great puzzle !!! Excellent just finished series One in Australia. Waiting for next series!! X
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I’m fed up waiting. What’s taking so long?
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LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SERIES!!!! IMO, BEST of Britbox in many years. I am a concert pianist, so I ADORE the nods to Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven) throughout the background music! My mother also loves Beethoven, and both of us have played a lot of the tunes that are referenced throughout. The writing and plot twists are astonishingly delightful, and the mysteries and comedic moments are woven seamlessly throughout.
I also love that there seems not to be an "agenda" with the plot-- just pure entertainment that everyone in the family can enjoy. THANK YOU! My only complaint is that I am having to wait SO LONG to see season two, and I have no idea when it's coming out. I have been looking for it for over a year, and I am very impatient for it to hit the American market.
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I absolutely love LUDWIG..I have now finished the series 1 ..and am devastated that there is no more ..YET.
LOVE David..he is one in a million…I love him in WOULD I LIE TO YOU…BUT CANT wait for series 2 …
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You have a winner!
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Absolutely love Ludwig! No detail is missed, right down to all of the remixes of Beethoven. . . The actors are perfectly cast and the writing is superb! Don’t stop with season two!
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Nice — 1000 words to tell us you don’t know when it will show in the US
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My wife and I are watching season 1 of LUDWIG for the third time. We are waiting patiently for season 2. David Mitchell is one of the most talented actors and producers out of England. Unfortunately his stand-up comedy is not our style. We've already watched his UPSTART CROW through three times. Please hurry!
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I came across this mystery/ comedy series and immediately liked all the cast and just started watching it before I knew it
I binged watched in 1 day..LOVED IT can’t wait for season 2
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Best acting, best actors, best story, best humour, best drama - I love this show. Please, create not only season 2, but seasons 2-10!
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The lengthy wait, while quite common in the sloppy non-sensical way TV is managed in the 2020s, is really unacceptable. I’ve moved on. I may return, but mid 2026? Can’t imagine any sensible reason for the delay.
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David Mitchell is one of my FAVORITE personalities. He has so much talent that continues to grow with each new en-devour. I also love WILTY,
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Shout out to Anna Maxwell Martin one of the best current British actors along with David Mitchell makes Ludwig work -the pair are a great team. I hope they both return for series 2.
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Love it 🥰 Ludwig 2026 bring it on
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I am a BIG fan of David Mitchell. I'm so glad he is expanding his talents. David, just don't quit WILTY.
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Just watch the show August 10 2025 watched it all in one day really like the show. Glad it’s the second episode. Live in America you guys have great shows on BritBox
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Love the show. Glad there will be another season.
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Brilliant show. I was hooked by the storyline but most of all by David Mitchell. His quirky behavior and witty humor pull you deeper and deeper into the show. You can laugh while feeling the tension at the same time. The writing is the key…Kudos.
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This is the best series I have ever seen.
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David Mitchell. Enough said. Looking forward to Season 2. Great cast, overall.
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Love the music! this is my favorite show of all time !! Thank you to the writers, the entire cast and everyone behind the scenes.
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Loved it! Watched it twice now! Clever, well written. Thank you!!
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Absolutely loved this series! Eagerly anticipating season 2!!
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What a wonderful show. Can't wait till season 2!
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Loved the show
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Excellent! The acting is great, the concept unique and the writing superb. And with superb writing, one doesn’t have to fall back on swearing and sex as cheap substitutes for quality. Eagerly awaiting season two.
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So glad it has been renewed. Seems like there are great possibilities for directions plan could go. Look forward to seeing much more x. Love this show!
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Love it!!! Looking forward and eager to see season 2!
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We look forward to the next season. We totally enjoyed season one.
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I’m thrilled that there will be a season 2!
I love Ludwig!!
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We absolutely love this show and each character! Love the sarcastic humor interjected here and there and Ludwig is priceless! Hoping Season 2 will be available soon in the US!!!
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Come on, get off your bums and get season 2 out. I'm dyin' here.