Wreck: BBC Three orders another season of horror comedy series

The first season of the BBC Three horror comedy series Wreck (formerly known as Wrecked) is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer – and it has been announced that BBC Three has ordered another season of the show from creator / writer Ryan J. Brown and Euston Films! When we first heard about Wreck, Brown said he “wanted to create a piece of genre entertainment that had the savvy teen sharpness of Scream, the unsettling atmosphere of The Shining and the strange upstairs, downstairs mythology of The Cabin in the Woods.” The new season will be filming in Northern Ireland next year.

The first season of Wreck was set aboard The Sacramentum cruise ship. The series follows 20-year-old new recruit, Jamie, as he infiltrates the 3000 strong crew in a desperate race to find his missing sister. She was working aboard the same vessel on a previous tour and vanished mid charter. Jamie is initiated into cruise life and gets a crash course on the tribes within the staff: the theatre kids, the mafias and the low-paid workers. For this overworked and underpaid crew, life below deck can be an odyssey of partying and excess… and they remain oblivious to the bloodthirsty murders taking place on board. Jamie is forced to turn detective and uncover the sinister truth.

The second season has the following synopsis:

After the dramatic events on The Sacramentum cruise liner, the Valorum corporation are out for blood – hunting down the gang who overthrew the ship. Jamie and Vivian have so far failed to expose the corporation’s killer secret but our duo are determined to rally former shipmates and survive long enough to expose the next big thing in twisted entertainment. Things aren’t always safer on dry land…

Brown had this to say about Wreck getting a second season: “I’m really thrilled to be serving up another slice of Wreck. We’ll be back, bigger and bloodier in 2023. To have BBC Three’s confidence in us reaffirmed is the best feeling. I’ve always had big plans for where our story could go and to fully realise that is an honour. At its heart Wreck is a story about a group of underdogs fighting back and achieving the impossible and in some ways it felt like that when making series one, our immense ambition meant we were up against it, but our cast and crew lead by our fearless director, Chris Baugh powered through in an inspiring way. To see all of our hard work pay off is a privilege and I can’t wait to do it again.“

Director Chris Baugh added: “I’m delighted that Wreck is coming back for a second series. I am such a fan of Ryan’s writing and can’t wait to see where he takes this story. I’m very excited to see our incredible cast jump back into this unique world and I’m particularly proud that we are bringing the show back to Northern Ireland where we have a world class crew who put amazing work and creativity into the first season. It’s a testament to everyone involved that BBC is showing such belief in the show. I can’t wait to get started!“

Noemi Spanos of Euston Films promised that Wreck season 2 will “bring more unique twisted fun to our screens“, while BBC Three’s Fiona Campbell is delighted “we won’t have to wait too long to find out what comes next for Jamie, Vivian and their fellow survivors of Quacky the Duck.“

Wreck season 2 will consist of six episodes. Have you watched the first season of the show, and if so, are you glad to hear it’s going to continue? Share your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below.