Bodyguard fans could be getting more of David Budd.
The Netflix drama could be back for a second season as Richard Madden, star of Bodyguard, confirms that discussions are underway for an additional season.
The drama, which centers on a troubled Army veteran, David Budd (Madden), assigned to protect the Home Secretary, Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes) has garnered major success in the UK, after which it was picked up by Netflix to air in the US.
While Netflix doesn’t release viewership statistics, it is known that the six-part thriller aired to record-breaking ratings on the BBC. According to the Entertainment Weekly, it peaked at more than 10 million viewers for the series finale in the UK.
Madden tells Mail Online that he’s in talks to bring back the limited series.
“I’m having a conversation with him [series creator Jed Mercurio] in about ten days or something when I’m back in the country, and we are just going to chat through some ideas,” he told the outlet.
“We never intended to make another one and I don’t know, I’m excited to see what he’s got, especially because [the character] David [Budd] had quite a busy couple of months. So what do we do with him next?”
“[David] probably needs a break,” he added. “But him, on the beach with a pina colada, I don’t think people are going to watch that as much. Less anxiety though, I would like less anxiety.”
Bodyguard is currently streaming on Netflix.
