The English Game is the latest historical drama from Downtown Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. Sporting fans, particularly football enthusiasts, will not want to miss the show. Will there be more of The English Game to come? Express.co.uk has everything you need to know.
Will there be another series of The English Game?
At the moment, there has been no official announcement from Netflix if The English Game has been given the green light for another series.
However, the show only dropped on Netflix yesterday (Friday, March 19) so it is still very early days for news of season two being announced.
Netflix announces renewals and cancellations up to six months after the series has premiered, so there is still a lot of time for the future of The English Game to be made.
From the outset, the show was intended to be a six-part miniseries, so it is unlikely there will be more to come.
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The English Game is also a historical sports drama about the origins of modern football in England, so the story was more or less wrapped up by the end of the series.
However, fans should remain hopeful as the first series did not come to a firm conclusion, leaving the door open for The English Game to return.
For example, a seconds series continuing to explore the rise of football as a serious competitive sport and worldwide game.
A second series could also continue to explore the lives of Arthur Kinnaird (played by Edward Holcroft) and Fergus Suter (Kevin Guthrie).
A renewal will largely depend on the show’s ratings and the decisions of the show’s creator, Julian Fellowes.
However, the return of The English Game season two could be put on hold as show creator Fellowes plans to very busy working on The Gilded Age, the prequel to Downtown Abbey.
Fellowes has been working on the series for years, which was originally planned to air on NBC but had recently moved to HBO.
Filming for The Gilded Age was supposed to begin this month but due to the current coronavirus outbreak, filming for TV shows across the world have been put on hold and it likely The Gilded Age has been as well.
Cast availability will also play a major role in the show’s renewal.
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The series has received mixed reviews from critics and currently holds a 67 percent score on popular review site Rotten Tomatoes.
However, fans of the show have taken to Twitter to share their support for the series and a second season.
One fan tweeted: “Anyone needing something to watch ‘The English Game’ on Netflix is very good!”
A second viewer commented: “Check out The English Game on Netflix. Good show about football in 1880 in England.”
A third fan said: “Binge-worthy Netflix’s new releases from an insomniac: Self Made with Octavia Spencer et al, and season 1 of The English Game with Edward Holcroft et al. Both terrific!”
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If The English Game is given the green light, fans can expect season two to arrive in March 2021.
Filming for the series took place in May 2019 in the North West of England and the trailer was released at the beginning of March 2020, so season two is likely to follow the same pattern.
However, the current coronavirus pandemic has caused major delays to the production of TV show’s across the world, so filming for a second season could face severe delays.
Express.co.uk will update this article when more information is available.
The English Game is streaming on Netflix now.
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