Is a season 2 planned?

In just a few days, the series The Zen Murders was so successful with Netflix subscribers that it went straight to number 1 of the top. What to consider for a season 2 of the German show? Here's what we know.

The German series only took one weekend The Zen Murders to win first place in the top Netflix France. It must be said that subscribers to the streaming platform are rather fond of thrillers Dexter or to the Breaking Bad. As a reminder, Doron Wisotzy's show is based on the series of novels by Karsten Dusse. The plot of season 1 repeats all of the events that occurred in the first book. In particular, we follow Björn Diemel (Tom Schilling), a 42-year-old high-flying lawyer who becomes a murderer. Attending a mindfulness seminar, he tries to find a better work-life balance, spend more time with his daughter and, if possible, save his marriage. The seminar delivers on its promises, but not as Björn had imagined. When he decides to apply the mindfulness techniques he has just learned to his client, mafia boss Dragan Sergowicz (Sascha Geršak), he finds himself with the police and an entire criminal gang on his trail. However, in this tense context, Björn manages to keep his cool and completely transform his life. And if he now has to eliminate a few people to solve his problems, these are only natural consequences of his change of life… If, for the moment, Netflix has not yet renewed The Zen Murderswhat could a potential season 2 be about?

Actor Tom Schilling (Björn Diemel) gives insights into season 2 of the Netflix series The Zen Murders

If season 2 is ordered by Netflix, it could be based on the second volume of the literary series, Das Kind in mir will achtsam morden (The Zen Murders – Volume 2 Murders to let go). This is what the interpreter of the main hero suggested in an interview given to TV Movie. Indeed, Tom Schilling revealed that Björn Diemel would not necessarily become happy through mindfulness. On the contrary, he would suffer from a deep inner emptinesswhich his therapist Joschka Breitner would seek to fill by helping him find “her inner child.” A plot very similar to that of the second novel in the saga, in which Björn has definitively abandoned his career as a lawyer to devote himself to managing two criminal clans. He also owns a private nursery and not only has to deal with the problems posed by his parents but also his ex-wife…

The Zen Murders (Netflix): who could be in the cast of season 2?

In the potential season 2 of the series The Zen Murderswe can expect the return of most of the main cast, namely Tom Schilling as Björn Diemel, and Emily Cox as Katharina Diemel. Sascha Geršak (Dragan Sergowicz) and Alexander Czerwinski (Vladimir) will also probably be in the cast of future episodes.

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