Ahead of its season two launch, Ludwig has been renewed for a third season on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
The Big Talk Studios production is the BBC’s biggest scripted series since 2024. It is made in association with That Mitchell And Webb Company, with ZDF as a co-pro partner. Season one attracted 9.5 million viewers. David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin return to lead the cast.
Kenton Allen, EP and CEO of Big Talk Studios, said, “Ludwig has become one of those rare shows that genuinely cuts through— critically, commercially and internationally. We’re hugely grateful to the BBC, ZDF and ITV Studios for the confidence they’ve shown in greenlighting a third season ahead of the launch of series two. What Mark Brotherhood has created is brilliantly original, hugely entertaining, and deceptively distinctive in the way it blends smart comedy with a richly satisfying detective engine. At the heart of that success is the remarkable partnership between David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, brought to life by an exceptional creative team. In a crowded global market, for audiences to have embraced Ludwig on this scale feels incredibly special. There’s clearly nothing puzzling about that.”
ITV Studios handles international distribution.
