Season 2 of The Brokenwood Mysteries coming in 2015

South Pacific Pictures will be producing a second season of The Brokenwood Mysteries in 2015.

NZ on Air today confirmed funding for a second series of four 2-hour telefeatures which will screen on Prime TV in New Zealand.

The new episodes will go into pre-production in March 2015 for an 11-week shoot which will commence in May.

Series Producer Chris Bailey said: “We are thrilled to be given the opportunity to produce another series of The Brokenwood Mysteries for Prime. The network has been really supportive of this show and we also received terrific feedback from viewers who simply loved the series. We can’t wait to create a bunch more mysteries for Detectives Shepherd and Sims to solve next year.”

The first series The Brokenwood Mysteries aired on Prime TV over four weeks in September and October of this year.

The Brokenwood Mysteries season one DVD was released on December 11 and is available through all good retailers. The show’s official soundtrack, which features 2014 Silver Scroll winner Tami Neilson along with many other top Kiwi country, blues and alt rock artists, is available to purchase through iTunes.

Read the full NZ on Air release here.