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    "title": "FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW SEASON OF THE STAN ORIGINAL THE ASSASSIN, PREMIERING IN 2026 ",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-28 10:33:00",
    "published_at": "2026-05-27 03:36:00",
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    "body": "\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/fc07e438-4b44-4d60-b4e7-232348dc1091/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/fc07e438-4b44-4d60-b4e7-232348dc1091/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/fc07e438-4b44-4d60-b4e7-232348dc1091/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&lt;em&gt;L-R: Keeley Hawes, Freddie Highmore&lt;/em&gt;\"\n                id=\"image-fc07e438-4b44-4d60-b4e7-232348dc1091\"\n                data-id=\"fc07e438-4b44-4d60-b4e7-232348dc1091\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/fc07e438-4b44-4d60-b4e7-232348dc1091/-/inline/no/Photo+one.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/fc07e438-4b44-4d60-b4e7-232348dc1091/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"L-R: Keeley Hawes, Freddie Highmore\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"><em>L-R: Keeley Hawes, Freddie Highmore</em></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>From the writers and creators of the record-breaking Stan Original </strong><em><strong>The Tourist </strong></em><strong>comes the highly anticipated second season of the hit thriller. \u200b </strong></p><a href=\"https://www.stan.news/the-assassin-s2-coming-soon\"\n        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"story-content-button-block story-content-button-block--wide story-content-button-block--primary\">\n    DOWNLOAD PUBLICITY ASSETS</a>\n<p><strong>May 28, 2026</strong> &ndash; First look images have been released for the second season of the action-packed Stan Original <em><strong>The Assassin</strong></em>, with <strong>Keeley Hawes</strong> (<em>Scoop, Miss Austen</em>) and <strong>Freddie Highmore</strong> (<em>The Good Doctor, Bates Motel</em>) returning to the series alongside home-grown Australian talent <strong>Shalom Brune-Franklin</strong> (Stan Original <em>The Tourist, Baby Reindeer</em>) and <strong>Devon Terrell</strong> (Stan Original <em>Totally Completely Fine</em>), premiering in 2026, only on Stan.</p><p>Produced by award-winning production company Two Brothers Pictures (<em>The Tourist, Fleabag, Boat Story</em>) in association with All3Media International, the six-part drama is written and created by award-winning duo <strong>Harry </strong>and<strong> Jack Williams</strong>. Following the massive success of the first season, filming for the brand new season took place on location in Malta.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c4701c1c-d2dc-4804-bd8d-9c99e9013cc4/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c4701c1c-d2dc-4804-bd8d-9c99e9013cc4/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c4701c1c-d2dc-4804-bd8d-9c99e9013cc4/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&lt;em&gt;L-R: Shalom Brune-Franklin, Freddie Highmore&lt;/em&gt;\"\n                id=\"image-c4701c1c-d2dc-4804-bd8d-9c99e9013cc4\"\n                data-id=\"c4701c1c-d2dc-4804-bd8d-9c99e9013cc4\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c4701c1c-d2dc-4804-bd8d-9c99e9013cc4/-/inline/no/Photo+five.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c4701c1c-d2dc-4804-bd8d-9c99e9013cc4/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"L-R: Shalom Brune-Franklin, Freddie Highmore\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"><em>L-R: Shalom Brune-Franklin, Freddie Highmore</em></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>The second season picks up after Edward (<strong>Freddie Highmore</strong>) and Julie (<strong>Keeley Hawes</strong>) have returned from a disastrous trip to Berlin, where they find themselves estranged once again following a mysterious fall-out no one is willing to discuss. Julie&rsquo;s days as an assassin are far from behind her as she has slipped back to her old ways, whilst navigating something just as perilous&hellip; the dating scene. When Edward&rsquo;s honeymoon with Kayla (<strong>Shalom Brune-Franklin</strong>) doesn&rsquo;t go quite as planned, he must reunite with Julie to take on Spain&rsquo;s corrupt underworld&mdash;but can they survive the job and mend the rift that tore them apart?</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96023743-51e8-4be8-bb21-3fa1a68cbf21/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96023743-51e8-4be8-bb21-3fa1a68cbf21/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96023743-51e8-4be8-bb21-3fa1a68cbf21/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&lt;em&gt;L-R: Devon Terrell, Jacqueline Boatswain&lt;/em&gt;\"\n                id=\"image-96023743-51e8-4be8-bb21-3fa1a68cbf21\"\n                data-id=\"96023743-51e8-4be8-bb21-3fa1a68cbf21\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96023743-51e8-4be8-bb21-3fa1a68cbf21/-/inline/no/Photo+three.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96023743-51e8-4be8-bb21-3fa1a68cbf21/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"L-R: Devon Terrell, Jacqueline Boatswain\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"><em>L-R: Devon Terrell, Jacqueline Boatswain</em></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>An exceptional international ensemble has also been announced to join the cast for the new season, including <strong>Arnaud Binard</strong> (<em>Emily in Paris</em>), <strong>Natalia Tena</strong> (<em>Harry Potter</em> franchise, <em>Game of Thrones</em>), <strong>Boris Van Severen</strong> (<em>Baptiste, Moresnet</em>), <strong>Jacqueline Boatswain </strong>(<em>After The Flood, Bridgerton</em>), <strong>Monic Hendrickx</strong> (<em>Penoza, Arcadia</em>), <strong>Karl-El Santos</strong> (<em>Stags, Yo Adicto</em>), <strong>Mehdi Regragui</strong> (<em>La Unidad Kabul, Los constructores de la Alhambra</em>), <strong>Casimiro Aguza</strong> (<em>Sin L&igrave;mites, In From The Cold</em>), <strong>Tony Corvillo </strong>(<em>Nowhere, Mano de Hierro</em>), <strong>Amin Hamada</strong> (<em>The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Mallorca Confidencial</em>), and <strong>Lolo Herrero</strong> (<em>El 47, Return to Las Sabina</em>s). </p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/56f1b196-e9b9-4b53-973a-3f5f51a93c1b/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/56f1b196-e9b9-4b53-973a-3f5f51a93c1b/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/56f1b196-e9b9-4b53-973a-3f5f51a93c1b/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&lt;em&gt;Arnaud Binard&lt;/em&gt;\"\n                id=\"image-56f1b196-e9b9-4b53-973a-3f5f51a93c1b\"\n                data-id=\"56f1b196-e9b9-4b53-973a-3f5f51a93c1b\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/56f1b196-e9b9-4b53-973a-3f5f51a93c1b/-/inline/no/Photo+6.png\"\n                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<strong>Alex Mercer</strong> (<em>Doctor Who, Inside Man</em>), and <strong>Daisy Mount</strong> for Two Brothers Pictures. Lead stars Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore also executive produce alongside acclaimed director <strong>Terry McDonough</strong> (<em>Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Killing Eve</em>), who directs episodes 1-3. <strong>John Griffin</strong> serves as producer, with <strong>Sarah O&rsquo;Gorman</strong> (<em>The Witcher, The Last Kingdom</em>) directing episodes 4-6. <strong>Jessica Mescall </strong>serves as casting director, and Halo Pictures are the Maltese service company.</p><hr /><h4 id=\"the-new-season-of-the-stan-original-the-assassin-will-premiere-in-late-2026-only-on-stan\" ><strong>The new season of the Stan Original </strong><em><strong>The Assassin</strong></em><strong> will premiere in late 2026, only on Stan.</strong></h4><p><strong>For more information, contact Stan Publicity:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:stan.publicity@stan.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>stan.publicity@stan.com.au</u></a></p><p><strong>For all Stan publicity assets, please go to:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://www.stan.news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.stan.news</a><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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