Series Two

Series Two
Series 2
Episodes	13
Aired from	15th November 2014 - 16th May 2015
Premiere	A New Dawn (part one)
Finale	The Queen Must Die (double-length episode)
Series guide
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Series Two of Atlantis was confirmed to be comissioned by the BBC on 26th October 2013.

Robert Emms revealed on his twitter that series two was to start in November time. A teaser for Series Two later appeared on 4th October 2014 on BBC One, following the Doctor Who episode Kill the Moon, confirming that the second series of Atlantis will indeed premiere on 15th November, a week following the finale of Series 8 of Doctor Who.

Having started at a later date than the previous year due to being pushed back by Doctor Who, series two would be split into two halves. The first six episodes were aired before Christmas of 2014 before the series went on a midseason hiatus, with the remaining seven episodes being aired later in Spring 2015 following the Easter holidays. Sadly, during the hiatus in late January, it was announnced by the BBC that Atlantis had been cancelled and that the remaining episodes would be the last.

The finale aired as a combined 90 minute double episode on 16th May 2015.

Cast

Main article: Cast and Characters

Main cast

• Mark Addy as Hercules (6 episodes)
• Jack Donnelly as Jason (6 episodes)
• Robert Emms as Pythagoras (6 episodes)
• Sarah Parish as Pasiphae (5 episodes)
• Juliet Stevenson as the Oracle (3 episodes)
• Aiysha Hart as Ariadne (6 episodes)

Recurring Cast

• Vincent Regan as Dion (5 episodes)
• Peter de Jersey as Goran (4 episodes)
• Joseph Timms as Icarus (4 episodes)
• Amy Manson as Medea (5 episodes)
• Ronald Pickup as Orpheus (3 episodes)
• Clive Standen as Telemon (2 episodes)

Overview

• Alexander Siddig is no longer present in his recurring role as King Minos in the first series. Despite Minos' recovery from Phasiphae's plot to murder him, he is said to have passed away in the intervening time between series.
  • With this development, Ariadne (Aiysha Hart) is now Queen of Atlantis.
• The Colcheans are introduced as an enemy to the Atlanteans and the army of the former Queen Pasiphae (Sarah Parish), who has taken command of them since her exile from Atlantis.

Episodes

#	Image	Title	Writer	Director	Broadcast Date	Viewer Rating
1		A New Dawn Part 1	Howard Overman	Justin Molotnikov	15th November 2014	5.32
2		A New Dawn Part 2	Howard Overman	Justin Molotnikov	22nd November 2014	4.67
3		Telemon	Richard McBrien	Justin Molotnikov	29th November 2014	4.65
4		The Marriage of True Minds	Lucy Watkins	Declan O'Dwyer	6th December 2014	4.49
5		The Day of the Dead	Howard Overman	Declan O'Dwyer	13th December 2014	4.68
6		The Grey Sisters	Howard Overman	Declan O'Dwyer	20th December 2014	5.69
7		A Fate Worse Than Death	Howard Overman	Lawrence Gough	11th April 2015	2.57
8		The Madness of Hercules	Richard McBrien	Lawrence Gough	18 April 2015	2.58
9		The Gorgon's Gaze	Julian Jones	Lawrence Gough	25 April 2015	2.39
10		The Dying of the Light	Lucy Watkins	Justin Molotnikov	2 May 2015	2.32
11		Kin	Julian Jones	Justin Molotnikov	9 May 2015	2.63
12		The Queen Must Die	Howard Overman	Julian Murphy	16 May 2015	2.51