EXCLUSIVE: Greg Wise (The Crown), Jacob Ifan (SAS Rogue Heroes), Grace Ambrose (Amen), and Maria Almeida (The Strays) have joined the cast of the Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers for Season 2. Their character details are under wraps.
The drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, The Buccaneers‘ first season follows a group of fun-loving young American girls who exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s…setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash.
Now the Buccaneers are no longer the invaders – England is their home. Nan (Kristine Froseth) is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country. Conchita (Alisha Boe) is Lady Brightlingsea, a heroine to a wave of young American heiresses. And Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse) is on every front page, wanted for the kidnapping of her unborn child. All of the girls have been forced to grow up and now have to fight to be heard, as they wrestle with romance, lust, jealousy, births and deaths… themes consuming all women of any age, no matter what year it is. Last time we got a taste of England. This time we’re in for a veritable feast.
The ensemble cast also includes Guy Remmers as Theo, Duke of Tintagel, Matthew Broome as Guy Thwarte, Josh Dylan as Lord Richard Marable, and Barney Fishwick as Lord James Seadown.
The casting of Wise marks his return to the franchise. He previously starred as Guy Thwaite in the 1995 miniseries of the same name.
Written by series creator Katherine Jakeways, Season 2 is directed by William McGregor, Rachel Leiterman, John Hardwick, and Charlie Manton. Jakeways, Beth Willis, and Susanna White serve as executive producers. The Buccaneers is produced for Apple TV+ by The Forge Entertainment, a Banijay UK company.
Wise is represented by Gordon and French; Ambrose is represented by Planet Film; Almeida is represented by Curtis Brown Group and Brave Artists Management; Ifan is represented by Curtis Brown.