Richard Armitage has expressed a’strong desire’ for a second season of the ITV drama Red Eye, which is causing fans to lose sleep.
In the drama, the 52-year-old Fool Me Once actor plays Matthew Nolan, a doctor forced to catch the final aircraft from London to Beijing after being suspected of murdering a lady in the Chinese capital.
DC Hana Li (Jing Lusi) supervises him and is first dissatisfied with the job until she discovers a more sinister motive.
The gripping criminal thriller has captivated fans, who have reported on social media that they binge-watched all six episodes in one evening, risking major sleep deprivation.
They may want to prepare for more sleepless nights, as Richard said during a screening ahead of Red Eye’s launch that there is a strong desire for a second season.
‘I think there’s a strong desire to come back and do a second season,’ he shared.
‘We’d all like to discover more about these characters and to throw up another crazy scenario to see how they’d come.
‘I’d like to see Nolan more on the front foot. I’d like to see him more activated and dynamic. Because I’m like, who are you really?’
The Stranger actor also shared that more episodes would delve even more tantalisingly into Nolan’s past as they would allow him to ‘fill out a comprehensive backstory and then utilise it.’
This may be important since throughout Red Eye, viewers are attempting to figure out whether Nolan is speaking the truth, and Richard has already said that he struggles to grasp the character.
‘At points, I didn’t really know whether he was telling the truth,’ he shared at a Q&A for Red Eye.
‘He doesn’t really remember what happened that night so he can’t be 100% sure. He’s in a state of flux within himself throughout the story.
‘We ebb and flow between absolutely convinced of his innocence and doubting who he is and whether he’s a spy or some kind of mule.
‘It was really interesting to play around with that,’ he concluded.
Richard’s willingness to return for a second season of Red Eye is a tremendous relief, as he has previously stated that he is tired of acting.
‘My desire to be in front of the camera is diminishing,’ Richard said. Instead, he has a strong pull to instead be behind it – writing and producing.
‘That’s the stuff I’m more interested in now. I want to come in at an earlier stage to shape stories. I’ve grown up.’
Red Eye is available to stream on ITVX.
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