Martin Compston joins the second series of ITV1's Red Eye

He'll star alongside returning actor Jing Lusi.

ITV1 has announced that Martin Compston has joined the cast of Red Eye 2 and his character must set aside past differences with DS Hana Li, played by Jing Lusi, to solve a new high-stakes conspiracy.

The new six-part series will also see the return of Lesley Sharp as the Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney and Jemma Moore as journalist Jess Li. Also returning are Jonathan Aris, Robert Gilbert, Cash Holland and Steph Lacey.

New cast members joining Martin Compston, include Isaura Barbe-Brown, Nicholas Rowe, Danusia Samal, Trevor White and Guy Williams.

With filming well underway, Jing Lusi said "I'm incredibly excited to return to the world of Red Eye, and thrilled to be sharing this rollercoaster with the brilliant Martin Compston."

To which Martin Compston added "I’m delighted to be joining the Red Eye team. Hoping to build on the massive success of the first series and give viewers another thrilling ride."

The highly anticipated return follows the hugely successful launch of the series last year, which achieved audiences in excess of 8m viewers and gained 29.3m streams on ITVX, making Red Eye one of ITV’s top ten dramas of 2024.

Produced by Bad Wolf, Red Eye 2 will be written by Peter A Dowling, with Jingan Young returning to write an episode, produced by Chris May and executive produced by Chris May. Julie Gardner, Peter A Dowling and Lachlan MacKinnon.

The first three episodes will once again be directed by Kieron Hawkes with , with Camilla Strøm Henriksen directing the three remaining episodes.

The series consists of six new episodes written by Peter A Dowling, with Jingan Young returning to write an episode.

Red Eye 2 will air on ITV1