Bloodline season 2: Netflix announce release date

Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn and Sissy Spacek will all return for the follow-up

Jacob Stolworthy

Tuesday 22 March 2016 12:13

Ben Mendelsohn and Kyle Chandler in Netflix Original Bloodline

Bloodline - the most unexpectedly dark drama of last year's new TV shows - is returning to Netflix this May.

The first season starred Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn, the black sheep of a respected Flordia Keys family, who returns home causing heightened tensions for brothers John (Kyle Chandler) and Kevin (Norbert Leo Butz), sister Meg (Linda Cardellini) and mother Sally (Sissy Spacek).

This season which is due for release on 27 May will pick up where the first left off with John, Meg and Kevin (Norbert Leo Butz) attempting to restore their lives after the irrevocable act Danny's actions forced them to commit.

John Leguizamo and Andrea Riseborough have both joined the cast for the show's ten-episode sophomore season playing shady characters from Danny's past while Mendelsohn, Chloë Sevigny and Jacinda Barrett will all return.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

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Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

House of Cards - Season Four - 4 March

Last time we were in Frank Underwood’s White House things weren’t looking to great for the President, his first Lady having just walked out on him. What will happen next in the critically acclaimed show is anyone’s guess.

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Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Daredevil - Season Two - 18 March

Back in Hell’s Kitchen things were seemingly getting better. Kingpin is in prison and the crime syndicates should have dispersed - for the meantime at least. Unfortunately for Matt Murdoch, there’s a new anti-hero in town: The Punisher.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Flaked - 11 March

According to Netflix, Flaked is set in the insular world of Venice, California. It follows the “serio-comic story of a self-appointed 'guru' who falls for the object of his best friend’s fascination. Soon the tangled web of half-truths and semi-b******* that underpins his all-important image and sobriety begins to unravel. Arnett plays Chip, a man doing his honest best to stay one step ahead of his own lies.

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Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Season Two - 15 April

Following the story of 29-year-old Kimmy Schmidt on her journey through New York, season two is set to start right where the last left us. The Tina Fey created sitcom has already been renewed for a third season, so you know this one has to be good.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

The Ranch - 1 April

A comedy starring Ashton Kutcher. Based on a failed semi-pro footballer who returns home to a Colorado ranch. It also has some of the producers from Two and a Half Men behind it, which just happens to be one of the most successful shows of all time.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Marseille - 5 May

Netflix’s first French language original is a tale of ‘power, corruption and redemption’. Sounding like it could very well be the next Narcos.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Grace and Frankie - Season Two - 6 May

The tale of a retired cosmetics mogul and a hippie art teacher living together was a hit across the world, especially in the US. Starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the show has already been renewed for a third season.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Orange is the New Black - Season Four - 17 June

Another Netflix powerhouse, Orange is the New Black will see us returning to Litchfield Penitentiary. Prepare for more Piper, Alex and Red come June.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Stranger Things - 15 July

Eight-episode series starring Winona Ryder that follows a small community as they look for a young boy who has seemingly vanished. It all sounds quite scary.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

The Get Down - August 12th

"Told through the lives and music of a ragtag crew of South Bronx teens, The Get Down is a mythic saga of the transformation of 1970s New York City.” Directed by Baz Luhrmann, this is sure to be as stylish as anything he’s done before.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

The Crown - Spring

Starring Doctor Who actor Matt Smith, the period drama ”reveals the political rivalries and romance behind Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the 2nd half of the 20th century."

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Luke Cage - Fall 2016

First appearing alongside Jessica Jones in her Netflix series, Luke Cage will pic up the pieces, seeing Cage come to terms with his super-strength and impenetrable skin. It is unknown whether Kathryn.

Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

Narcos - Season 2 - Fall 2016

It’s back. The Netflix series hyped to match Breaking Bad was an astounding success around the world, apparently watched more than Game of Thrones. We’ll find out what happens to Pablo Escabar now he doesn’t have the protection of all his men.

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Netflix originals to look forward to in 2016

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Fall 2016

Netflix is set to revisit the much-loved children’s novel, putting Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf in a show that looks so much creepier than the 2004 film. Not much else is known - i.e. casting - but Lemony Snicket is on board as executive producer, so get excited.

Bloodline was created by Todd A Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman - the team behind legal thriller Damages - for Netflix.

Both Friday Night Lights star Chandler and Mississippi Grind's Ben Mendelsohn, who'll appear in the upcoming Star Wars prequel Rogue One, were Emmy-nominated for their roles.

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