Home and Away star's show Last King of the Cross renewed for season 2
Former Home and Away star Lincoln Younes will reprise John Ibrahim in a second season of Paramount+ crime drama Last King of the Cross.
The show's renewal was originally confirmed by Variety, with eight new episodes on the way.
Inspired by infamous nightclub kingpin Ibrahim's own autobiography, the action will move into the 2000s for season two as Younes's character expands his empire across the shadowy realm of Kings Cross.
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Production company Helium's Mark Fennessy couldn't be more pleased about the show's continuation.
"After the outstanding success of season 1, we are incredibly excited for Last King of the Cross to return for an electrifying second season," his statement began. "Bigger, bolder, and even more action-packed, we are eager to share the next chapter of this compelling story.
"As is evident by the international sales, Last King of the Cross has been embraced globally, which has fuelled Helium's commitment to telling gripping stories on a grand scale, delivering immersive and powerful narratives that resonate with audiences around the world.
"With unforgettable characters, explosive action, and complex relationships, the second season goes above and beyond in fulfilling this commitment – taking audiences on an exhilarating journey through a world that is sexy, dangerous, and deeply human."
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Cineflix Rights' head of scripted James Durie added: "Mark and the Helium team created an incredibly compelling drama in the first season of Last King of the Cross, which has been a hit with international audiences as well as in Australia.
"We are delighted to be bringing the next stage of the John and his brother Sam's lives, their business empire, and complicated relationship with each other to fans around the world."
Younes played Casey Braxton on Home and Away between 2011 and 2014, and earlier this year he ruled out a return to Summer Bay.
"I think the fact that Casey's dead, kind of puts a stop to that narratively," he said with a laugh. "That was a really perfect chapter in my life. It started and ended in the way that I kind of wanted it to, and it was a really great arc."
Last King of the Cross streams on Paramount+.
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