2025 is about to be an exhilarating year for fans of the popular streaming serviceBritBox, thanks to their upcoming programming, which features loads of thrilling productions, including this one-of-a-kind mystery series. As announced byBritBox,Ludwig,which premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in September 2024, will land on the streamer on July 05, 2025, finally giving those who missed it the opportunity to watch the title character go from puzzle maker to investigator.
Not only didLudwigbecome a favorite of many soon after its debut, but it also had a record-breaking launch as the biggest scripted launch for the BBC since 2022 andearned the much-coveted 100% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. The critically acclaimed series stars British comedy legendDavid Mitchell(Peep Show) as John “Ludwig” Taylor and multi-BAFTA TV Award winnerAnna Maxwell Martin(Line of Duty) as Lucy Betts-Taylor, John’s sister-in-law and wife of his missing twin brother James.
Ludwigjoins several other series launching on BritBox next year, includingRiot Women,Outrageous,Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero,Code of Silence,A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story,Joan, andThe Jetty. Furthermore, much older series set to return with new seasons on BritBox areBlue Lights,Vera,Father Brown,Death in Paradiseand its spin-offBeyond Paradise,Silent Witness,andSister Boniface Mysteries.
Does ‘Ludwig’ Have A Second Season?
The first chapter ofLudwigconcluded at the end of October 2024, and around then, the BBC announced that Season 2 would be commissioned, with Mitchell and Martin set to return. Other similarly brilliant talents starring in the detective series areDipo Ola,Izuka Hoyle,Gerran Howell,Dorothy Atkinson,Dylan Hughes,Sophie Willan,andRalph Ineson. For those counting down tillLudwig’s arrival on BritBox next year, get familiar with the masterpiece via its official synopsis below:
“When John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s (David Mitchell) identical twin, James, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother’s identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts. John has never married, never had a family and never really ventured further than his own front door. Without a computer, mobile phone or even a television, he lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of ‘Ludwig’. However, filling the shoes of your identical twin is one thing - when your twin also happens to be a successful DCI leading Cambridge’s busy inner-city major crimes team, the stakes are much higher. John may be a master of all things cryptic, but can he crack the biggest puzzle of his life?”
Ludwigwill be available to watch on BritBox on August 26, 2025.
