We’ve only just finished the first season of The Couple Next Door and we already want more. There will be a second season, but it’s not coming out in 2025. It could be a bit of a wait for The Couple Next Door season 2.
Sam Heughan will not be part of the second season. The first season was a complete story. Yes, there are a lot of questions, but that’s the thing with these types of dramas. Many limited series still have questions to answer. The focus is on wrapping up the main threat (or threats, in this case).
There’s a whole new cast (with Hugh Dennis returning as likely a different character) and a new location. So, when will The Couple Next Door season 2 come to STARZ?
Will The Couple Next Door season 2 come to STARZ?
The first question to answer is whether STARZ will get the episodes or not. The first season was a joint venture between Channel 4 and STARZ via Eagle Eye Drama, but the release wasn’t anywhere near similar for the two networks. Channel 4 got the show at the end of 2023, and it was renewed shortly after becoming the No. 1 scripted show for the channel.
However, by this point, STARZ hadn’t shown the series. That came months later, and while it was good news that the show was renewed, it doesn’t look like STARZ was involved in that renewal. Only Channel 4 is mentioned in the Radio Times article about the renewal. Sam Palladio has talked about how he’s excited to be back on British screens, overlooking the fact that the first season was a joint venture with STARZ, a U.S. channel.
It is possible that STARZ wanted to see how the series fared on its own network first, and Channel 4 decided to take on the costs of the full production. It just isn’t that clear.
When could The Couple Next Door season 2 come to STARZ?
Assuming STARZ is getting the season, we’re not looking at it arriving any time soon. With The Couple Next Door season 1 only just airing at the start of 2025, we won’t see the second season before the year is out.
Filming started in Belgium in November 2024. This could mean that the show arrives in the UK at the end of 2025 or maybe early 2026.
Considering it took a little more than a year for STARZ to then get the episodes, we could end up looking at something similar. Although, I will admit that I think the delay of The Couple Next Door was due to the writers strike and STARZ changing up the programming schedule to spread out the content that it did have at the time. This could limit the wait, but we’re probably looking at 2026 at the earliest.
The Couple Next Door with Sam Heughan is now streaming in full on STARZ.
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