Trauma season 2 release date: Will there be another series of ITV drama Trauma?
TRAUMA kept viewers on the edge of their seats this week with its gripping storyline. The three-part drama concluded tonight but will there be another series of the ITV series?
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Will there be another series of Trauma?
Trauma came to a dramatic close last night but viewers were left furious by the end of the miniseries.
ITV hasn't made any announcements about a second series of Trauma just yet.
The show has been created by Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett and appears to be a standalone.
Trauma could follow the same format as Bartlett’s 2012 miniseries The Town.
Both The Town and Trauma consist of three parts and were self-contained pieces.
Speaking about the conception of Trauma, Bartlett explained: “I wanted to write about someone who was skilled and passionate about their work and [producer] Catherine Oldfield at Tall Story suggested we visit some Trauma centres, which we did.
“It was a fascinating thing to see up close - the professionalism and skill on display. But I was also struck by the sudden meeting of a random person who's been caught up in some kind of accident, and this consummate professional. I think the story came from there.”
What will happen in Trauma season 2?
Trauma follows two fathers - Dan Bowker (played by John Simm) and Dr Jon Allerton (Adrian Lester) - whose lives are plunged into chaos following a family tragedy.
Dan is sent on a downward spiral following the death of his son and sets his sights on Jon, who treated the teenager when he died.
What unfolds is a dark, tense tale of obsession in the face of grief as secrets from the past come spilling out.
Bartlett summed up the show in a nutshell: “It's a story about having to put 100 per cent of your trust, and the life of your child, in the hands of a man you've never met and know nothing about. The strangeness of that, and the consequences when that goes wrong.”
He went on to say that he didn’t want viewers to pick a side, explaining: “You should hopefully feel for them both and your sympathies should be shifting throughout.
“In every aspect of making the show we're trying to be careful not to weight it either way, so that it's up to you watching to judge and decide whose side you're on, if indeed you want to pick a side at all!”
The plot of Trauma season two will depend on the outcome of the first run, which will be concluding on tonight (Wednesday, February 14) on ITV at 9pm.
However, if the show does return it could continue to look at the fallout from the season one finale.
Alternatively, perhaps Trauma could become an anthology series which features new story with fresh characters.
Who will be in Trauma season 2?
Again, the cast of Trauma season two would depend on how episode three wraps up.
If the drama is recommissioned, Doctor Who star John Simm and London Spy’s Adrian Lester would most likely be reprising their roles.
However, if the show decides to go down the route of anthology series then there could be a totally new cast.
Trauma concludes on ITV tonight at 9pm.