Second season of Hulu Irish comedy ‘Obituary’ in the works

The Irish comedy ‘Obituary’ is preparing for a second season. Variety has learned.

The hit black comedy, which stars Siobhán Cullen as an underpaid obituary writer who turns to murder, was written by Ray Lawlor.

The plan is for season 2 to consist of six episodes, Variety understands, with Lawlor returning to helm the script. The show’s original producers – Magamedia and APC Studios – are once again involved, with Hulu contributing financing.

Casting has not yet been confirmed, but it seems unlikely that the show would return without leading man Cullen, who also recently appeared in ‘The Dry’ and Netflix series ‘Bodkin’.

The first season of “Obituary,” which aired on Irish channel RTE, followed Cullen as obituary writer Elvira Clancy, who takes matters into her own hands when her work begins to dry up. Soon, a crime correspondent at the local newspaper begins investigating the murders and falls in love with Clancy.

Michael Smiley (“Bad Sisters”), Danielle Galligan (“Shadow and Bone”), Ronan Rafferty (“The Rook”), David Ganly (“Body of Lies”) and Noni Stapleton also starred in Season 1.

“24-year-old Elvira Clancy is feeling a little unfulfilled, even though she loves her new job as an obituary writer, but when her newspaper falls on hard times and her boss cuts her salary, she becomes overnight. paid per obituary,” the logline said. reads before the show. “When she ‘accidentally’ kills a dirty piece of work in town, she discovers she may have a previously untapped bloodlust! She likes to use increasingly devious methods to kill the town’s obnoxious residents and make them look like accidents. Stem. Kill. Publish. Repeat. Unfortunately, a wrench takes its place: the newspaper hires a suspicious new crime correspondent and she really, really likes him…’

The show, recorded in Donegal, aired on RTE in Ireland last September, followed by Hulu in November. Directed by John Hayes (“Dublin Murders”) and Oonagh Kearney (“Vardy vs Rooney”), it was compared favorably to “Dexter” and won a number of awards at the Irish Film and Television Awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Actress . .

Hulu representatives did not respond as of press time.