Apple TV Plus is not nearly as big as rivals like Netflix and HBO Max in terms of its size. Even so, the iPhone maker’s now 3-year-old streaming service still boasts an impressive selection of titles that have proven either bona fide hits for the platform or at least produced near-universal acclaim from both critics and fans. This is one example of the latter. Bad Sisters, an Irish black comedy about a family of sisters that Apple just confirmed it’s bringing back for season two.
Bad SistersSeason 2 renewal
As of the time of this writing, the show — which debuted on Apple TV Plus back in August — still has a perfect 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sharon Horgan is the creator of the 10-episode series. The creator Sharon Horgan created the 10-episode series. “bad”One aspect of the title’s sisters is their plotting to get one of their horrible husbands off this mortal coil. Don’t worry, though — this is an Irish tale, through and through, which means the plot is much more entertaining than it sounds.
“A delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller, Bad Sisters follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another,” reads the official summary from Apple’s streaming service. “The series stars Sharon Horgan, alongside Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette, The Salisbury Poisonings), Eva Birthistle (Brooklyn, The Last Kingdom), Sarah Greene (Frank of Ireland, Dublin Murders), and Eve Hewson (Behind her Eyes, The Luminaries) as the Garvey sisters.”
There’s no word yet on a plot or potential release timing for the second season.
Horgan says Bad SistersIt was never intended to go beyond a one-season limited series status. The response to the show from both critics and viewers, however, proved too overwhelming to leave the show without at least one more season’s worth of episodes.
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