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ITV renews mystery drama Gone for second series starring Keeley Hawes

ITV has commissioned a six-episode second season of George Kay's mystery drama Gone, with Keeley Hawes joining lead actor Eve Myles for the new case.

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ITV has announced the renewal of its mystery drama Gone for a second season, UPI and Deadline reported. The six-episode series is written by George Kay and produced by New Pictures and Observatory Pictures, according to reports from UPI, ITVX, and Deadline. [1][6][7]

Actor Eve Myles returns to play Police Detective Sergeant Annie Cassidy, according to reports from UPI and IMDb. Keeley Hawes has joined the cast to play Dr. Ruth Manning, a woman involved in the latest investigation who is placed under scrutiny, UPI and Deadline reported. Radio Times, HELLO!, and Deadline also confirmed Hawes is joining Myles for the second series. [1][5][7][8][9]

ITV Director of Drama Polly Hill stated that the company experienced a phenomenal response to the first series, UPI reported. Hill praised the scripts written by George Kay and confirmed that the audience will receive a new case involving the character Annie Cassidy. [1]

Myles graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2000 and gained prominence in theatre before appearing in television productions. Hawes trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and made her television debut in 1996 before starring in various literary adaptations and television dramas. [10][11]

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In short

  • ITV renewed the mystery drama Gone for a second season consisting of six episodes.
  • Screenwriter George Kay is returning to write the new series.
  • Eve Myles returns as Police Detective Sergeant Annie Cassidy.
  • Keeley Hawes joins the cast to play Dr. Ruth Manning.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]ITV renews 'Gone' with Eve Myles, Keeley Hawes, for Season 2UPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Have Gun, Will GavelThe New York Times, 13h ago
  3. [3]‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Have Gun, Will GavelThe New York Times, 13h ago
  4. [4]‘Black Doves’ Review: Season 2 Sticks to Its Guns in Keira Knightley’s Excellent, Existential Spy ThrillerIndieWire, 3h ago
  5. [5]Gone series 2 confirmed with Keeley Hawes and Eve MylesRadio Times, 1d ago
  6. [6]ITV COMMISSIONS SECOND SERIES OF COMPELLING DRAMA GONE, WRITTEN BY ACCLAIMED SCREENWRITER GEORGE KAY AND PRODUCED BY NEW PICTURES AND OBSERVATORY PICTURESITVX, 1d ago
  7. [7]'Gone' Season 2 Casts Keeley Hawes Opposite Eve Myles In ITV ShowDeadline, 1d ago
  8. [8]Keeley Hawes joins crime drama hailed a 'standout show of 2026'HELLO!, 1d ago
  9. [9]ITV Renews Gone for Series 2, With Keeley Hawes Facing Eve Myles’ DS Annie CassidyIMDb, 12h ago

Background

  1. [10]Eve Myles on Grokipedia
  2. [11]Keeley Hawes on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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