‘Hotel Portofino’ Season 2 Premiere Date — See Gorgeous Cast Portraits (PHOTOS)

Ready to check back in to Hotel Portofino?

TV Insider can exclusively reveal that the glamorous period drama will return for a second season on Sunday, October 15 at 8/7c across all PBS platforms (check local listings) as well as unveil new photos, which you can check out above and below. (It will also be streaming the same day and time on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel.)

The six-part series starring Natascha McElhone follows an elite yet dysfunctional British family who open a hotel for upper-class travelers on the magical Italian Riviera during the Roaring ’20s. It is set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian seaside town of Portofino, and Season 2 picks up in the summer of 1927 as Bella Ainsworth (McElhone) is still devoting all her energy into making Hotel Portofino a success.

After they dealt with blackmail threats from a local politician, the hotel is finally starting to prosper. But Bella doesn’t just have her hotel to think about, and she’s also worried about her children: Lucian’s (Oliver Dench) marriage to Rose (Claude Scott-Mitchell) might be facing trouble, and Alice (Olivia Morris) needs a break from her responsibilities at the hotel. Bella’s husband, Cecil (Mark Umbers), hasn’t been seen since returning to England at the end of the previous summer. With his unannounced return to Portofino, the messy private lives of her children, and an imminent visit from a travel guide that could make or break the hotel’s future, Bella has her work cut out to keep all the plates spinning.

Also returning for Season 2 of Hotel Portofino are Assad Zaman, Elizabeth Carling, Louisa Binder, Carolina Gonnelli, Louis Healy, Pasquale Esposito, Rocco Fasano, Daniele Pecci, Lily Frazer, and Lucy Akhurst.

Check out the episode descriptions below:

Episode 1 — “Returns”

Bella’s plans to build a spa in the basement are running over budget while she deals with an unexpected and unwelcome return from someone closer to home.  Meanwhile, the hotel is facing an anonymous inspection from an influential travel guide.

Episode 2 — “Alliances”

As Cecil tries to buy his way back into Bella’s affections, Lucian and Constance acknowledge their mutual attraction. Elsewhere, Nish overcomes his qualms to help Gianluca strike a blow against Mussolini’s Fascists with disastrous results.

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Episode 3 — “Comings Together”

Cecil becomes embroiled with gangsters who have taken over the local casino. With Nish on the run and now being hunted by Danioni, Bella and Lucian must help him avoid arrest. And emotions between Lucian and Constance come to a head.

Episode 4 — “Contortions”

Alice returns with her new fiancé and Rose turns up with a plan to win back Lucian. Cecil schemes to take control of the Hotel from Bella and drive a wedge between her and Marco, while Bella thinks she has discovered the inspector’s identity.

Episode 5 — “Subterfuges”

Bella schemes to thwart Cecil’s plans of taking over the hotel and helps get Nish to safety while arranging a rendezvous with an old flame. Rose’s attempts to reconcile with Lucian end in disaster, forcing Bella to intervene.

Episode 6 — “Farewells”

Bella must act decisively to salvage her investment in the Hotel Portofino, but at what cost to her relationships and her children? Just when things seem to be going Bella’s way, tragedy strikes with fatal consequences for one member of the family.

Hotel Portofino was written and created by Matt Baker and directed by Adam Wimpenny. The series is an Eagle Eye Production and is executive produced by Jo McGrath and Walter Iuzzolino.

Check out the Season 2 cast photos below.

Hotel Portofino, Season 2 Premiere, Sunday, October 15, 8/7c, PBS (check local listings)