Noughts + Crosses is returning to TV screens for a second series this spring following a successful first series in 2020. The show, which is based on Malorie Blackman's novel series of the same name is set in an alternate history where black 'Cross' people rule over white 'Noughts'. The first series received rave reviews from critics and fans alike and was commissioned for a second last year.
The BBC's synopsis for the series reads: In a dystopian London, Sephy and Callum fall in love despite the odds. Can they breach the divide between the black elite and white underclass? Based on Malorie Blackman's novels.
Who is in the cast?
Jack Rowan and Masali Baduza will return as Callum and Sephy, now desperately attempting to flee Albion in search of a new life together, while the city they left behind ignites in the wake of Sephy's 'kidnap' and the devastating events of series one. Paterson Joseph, Helen Baxendale, Bonnie Mbuli, Jonathan Ajayi, Josh Dylan and Kiké Brimah will all reprise their roles from the first series.
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When will it be on?
Noughts + Crosses series two releases on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on tonight. In a surprising move from the BBC, the first episode will release at 10.40pm.
The entire second season will be released in one box set on BBC iPlayer so fans will be able to binge-watch the episodes in their entirety. There will be six episodes in total.
What happened at the end of last series?
*Look away if you don't want spoilers for Series One*
The first series of Noughts + Crosses concluded in an alternative way to the book. In the book, Callum is sentenced to death after the discovery of his romance with Sephy, and her subsequent pregnancy. He is subsequently sentenced to death.
Meanwhile, in this television adaptation, the series ends with the two lovers on the run. A confrontation with Sephy’s father Kamal ends when he aims his own gun at Callum, but Sephy stands in his way and the couple run away together.
The series ends with the two left with an uncertain future as Sephy prepares to have a child with her lover.
Noughts + Crosses begins tonight at 10.45pm on BBC One, and is available as a boxset straight after on BBC iPlayer.
