Acorn TV has announced that Signora Volpe, its hit detective drama series starring Emilia Fox, is returning soon with its second season.
Filmed on location in the picturesque Lazio and Umbria regions in Italy, Signora Volpe stars Emilia Fox (Silent Witness, Delicious, The Pianist) as Sylvia Fox, a high-ranking British spy whose physical prowess, investigative skills, surveillance expertise, and proficiency as a markswoman have made her exceptional at solving mysteries. However, she is also a disillusioned spy, one who starts a new, quieter life in the Italian countryside, only to have a local case of murder and blackmail lure her back into investigative work.
(Trailer is from Season 1)
At the end of Season 1, after having fallen in love with Italy and re-established bonds with her sister Isabel (Tara Fitzgerald, Game of Thrones, Belgravia), Sylvia decided to resign from her job at MI6 and start a new life in Umbria. But old habits die hard, so while Sylvia is no longer in MI6’s employ, her unique skill set and appetite for solving mysteries remain undiminished.
Over the course of Season 2’s three feature-length episodes, Sylvia finds herself investigating the murder of a pillar of the local community, and going undercover for MI6 at a perilous house party by the lake. Then, a dead man comes looking for vengeance, and Sylvia’s family must race against the clock to save her life.
While restoring justice to the local community, Sylvia is joined in all three episodes by her extended family, with whom she’s reestablished a connection: Isabel; Isabel’s husband, Matteo (Matteo Carlomagno, All the Money in the World, Jumper); their daughter, Alice (Issy Knopfler, Before We Die, Silent Witness); and Isabel’s mother-in-law, Antonella (Imma Piro, The Bastards of Pizzofalcone, A Case of Conscience). Sylvia’s relationship with handsome Carabinieri Capitano Riva (Giovanni Cirfiera, American Crime Story, Queen of the South) also grows stronger, but as she continues to interfere in his investigations, he finds himself both frustrated and grateful for her help. Nicholas Farrell (The Crown, The Iron Lady, Chariots of Fire) guest stars in two episodes as a mystery guest.
Signora Volpe: Season 2, an Acorn TV Original, premieres in the US and Canada on Monday, July 29, on Acorn TV, with a co-premiere on BBC America. New episodes will drop on Mondays through August 12.
Created and written by Rachel Cuperman (Midsomer Murders) and Sally Griffiths (Midsomer Murders), the second season of Signora Volpe is directed by Declan Recks (Red Election, Death In Paradise) and Bindu de Stoppani (An Astrological Guide to Broken Hearts, Silent Witness). Candida Julian-Jones (Death In Paradise, Hooten & the Lady) serves as producer. Cuperman and Griffiths also serve as executive producers in addition to Fox, Josie Law (The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Albatross), Marc Samuelson (The Midwich Cuckoos, Tom & Viv), Cristina Giubbetti (Rosaline, Mafia Mamma), Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer of Acorn TV, and Simon Cox of Banijay Rights. The series is produced by Route 24 Ltd, and co-produced by RLJ Entertainment, Inc. for Acorn TV. International distribution is by Banijay Rights and Italian production services by Cattleya.
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