‘The Walsh Sisters’ Are Coming Back: RTÉ & BBC Order Season 2 Of Comedy-Drama Based On Marian Keyes Novels — SkimNews
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- RTÉ greenlit Season 2 of comedy-drama 'The Walsh Sisters,' with the BBC set to return as UK broadcaster and Stan acquiring Australian streaming rights.
- Marian Keyes' novels about the Walsh family serve as the source material, extending the bestselling Irish author's run into television adaptation.
- Peter Coonan, previously seen in Apple TV+'s 'Bad Sisters,' joins the Season 2 cast in an undisclosed role.
- Aislín McGuckin, whose prior credit is truncated in the source, also joins the Season 2 ensemble.
- BBC previously aired Season 1 in the UK, and its return for Season 2 preserves the cross-border co-production arrangement that anchored the first run.
Why it matters: The renewal keeps RTÉ, BBC, and Stan locked in as a three-territory distribution team for an Irish literary adaptation, with new casting drawn from established female-led Irish dramas like 'Bad Sisters.' A second-season order confirms the international broadcasters saw enough in Season 1 to justify continued investment in Keyes' first television adaptation.
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