ALICE AND STEVE RENEWED FOR SECOND SERIES ON DISNEY+, NICOLA WALKER AND JERMAINE CLEMENT REPRISE ROLES

Disney+ have announced a second series of hit drama Alice And Steve, starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement.

Lifelong best friends, Alice (Walker) and Steve (Clement), see their world implode when middle-aged Steve starts dating Alice’s twenty-six-year-old daughter Izzy, played by Yali Topol Margalith (“The Tattooist of Auschwitz”, “A Good Girl's Guide to Murder”). Although both are no strangers to chaos and dubious decision-making, their once rock-solid friendship is turned upside down and tested to its limits – threatening their families, futures and everything in between.

Joel Fry (“Cruella”, “Our Flag Means Death”) also stars as Alice’s husband Daniel, with Tyrese Eaton-Dyce (“Sherwood”, “Patterns”) cast as her son Dom and Olivier-award-winning Marcia Warren (“The Crown”, “Agatha Raisin”) starring as Alice’s mother Val. Rounding out the cast are Eilidh Fisher (“Dope Girls”, The Power”) and Ebony Aboagye.

Emotional, messy and hilariously absurd, Alice and Steve (w/t) is a sophisticated, will they, won’t they anti-romantic comedy. Will Alice forgive Steve? Will Steve and Izzy make a relationship work? Will Alice and Steve ever be able to be friends again? Amongst all the questions hanging in the balance, one thing is certain; their lives will never be the same again.

Creator and writer, Sophie Goodhart said: "I am so thrilled that ‘Alice and Steve’ has been given a second season.  No one will be prepared for what happens next, especially not Alice and Steve."

Petra Fried from Clerkenwell Films said: "We absolutely love ‘Alice and Steve’ – both the show and of course the two characters at the heart of Sophie’s brilliantly messy, funny and fearless exploration of friendship and love. We’re thrilled to be bringing it back for a second season and can’t wait for audiences to see what Sophie has in store for our favourite frenemies."

Disney's Lee Mason said: "It’s been fantastic to see the rapturous reactions to ‘Alice and Steve’ from viewers at home. Sophie has created a distinctive and original comedy, striking a chord and sparking debate with audiences across the country. I’m excited to see what mayhem Sophie and Clerkenwell have in store for our titular characters after that delicious cliffhanger – but we can expect more laughs, betrayal, and bad decisions in season two."

Alice And Steve is available now on Disney+.