Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan returning to major comedy role as Channel 4 renews her hit show for season two
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Big Mood has been officially renewed for a second season as Nicola Coughlan gears up to reprise her comedy role.
The Bridgerton alum, 38, plays writer Maggie - who has a bipolar disorder - alongside It's A Sin star Lydia West, who stars as her best friend Eddie.
Now Deadline have confirmed the popular drama/comedy series' is preparing to shoot a new instalment.
Created by Camilla Whitehill, the show sparked rave reviews for its first series and was Channel 4's most-watched new comedy launch since Derry Girls.
The Netflix star also took to her Instagram page on Monday to share the very exciting news, accompanied by a snap with her co-star Lydia, 31.
The upcoming season will begin a year after the girls' last encounter, with Eddie returning to London for a wedding.
But on her return she finds an unpleasing surprise - Maggie has company, and it's an 'infuriatingly positive spiritual healer' named Whitney, as the pair will explore the joys and sorrows of friendship.
Big Mood has been officially renewed for a second season as Nicola Coughlan gears up to reprise her comedy role
The Bridgerton alum, 38, plays writer Maggie - who has a bipolar disorder - alongside It's A Sin star Lydia West, who stars as her best friend Eddie (pictured together)
Thrilled about the second season, the Irish actress declared it has 'been one of the greatest joys of my life' before adding she is 'deeply grateful to everyone who loves our mad, funny, sad show.'
Channel 4 comedy boss Charlie Perkins said: 'People really took to this zeitgeisty buddy-comedy with excellent central performances from Nicola and Lydia.
'Coupled with the heart and passion of all those involved in Big Mood, we're excited to see how Camilla captures everything that people loved about the first series and beyond in series two.'
The show was previously praised by viewers with a bipolar disorder for its portrayal of the mental illness - but some claimed it glosses over the challenges in seeking psychiatric care.
Described as 'a vivacious and rebellious portrayal of female friendship when infiltrated by the complexities of a serious mental illness,' the show finds both characters at a crossroads in their friendship as they rapidly approach their thirties.
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, can cause people to have extreme mood swings.
A synopsis for the show describes the characters as two people who have 'lived in each other’s pockets for ten years, through thick, thin, and multiple challenging eyebrow trends.
'But with the rest of their lives looming, careers hanging in the balance, and Maggie’s bipolar disorder making an unwelcome return to form, Eddie begins to question whether this friendship is really in their best interests.
Created by Camilla Whitehill, the show sparked rave reviews for its first series and was Channel 4 's most-watched new comedy launch since Derry Girls
Thrilled about the second season, the Irish actress declared it has 'been one of the greatest joys of my life' before adding she is 'deeply grateful to everyone who loves our mad, funny, sad show'
'With their twenties behind them, Maggie and Eddie’s relationship faces the future – can it survive?'
Creator Camilla Whitehill devised and wrote the new series alongside Rebecca Asher - best known for her work on Dead To Me and Brooklyn Nine Nine while the production was under Fremantle-backed Dancing Ledge Productions.
'Getting my own Channel 4 comedy still feels like some kind of long form prank, Punk’d style,' the director admitted previously.
'But on the off chance it isn’t, I am beside myself to be making this show with such an incredible team of people, a cast that I’d be jealous of if it wasn’t my cast, and for a channel that’s produced some of my favourite shows of all time.'
Laura Riseam, Channel 4’s Commissioning Editor, added: 'Big Mood is an authentic portrayal of the passionate, reckless, and surreal tales of close friendship threatened by an all-consuming mental illness.
