However, in April 2019, it was reported that Gambon left the series as he was having trouble memorising his lines due to memory loss issues.
Furthermore, Daisy Haggard and Michael Gambon were also cast in the series. Casting Īlongside the series announcement, it was announced that Freeman would star in the series. On May 27, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season. On May 18, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on March 22, 2021. On January 20, 2020, FX announced that the series would premiere on March 2, 2020. On October 14, 2018, it was announced that FX and Sky (the latter replacing the BBC) had commissioned the series with ten half-hour episodes, with a series debut in 2020. A pilot was already filmed at the time of the announcement. The series was originally a co-production between the BBC and FX, similar to the drama series Taboo. On March 7, 2018, it was announced that Avalon Television was developing a comedy series created by Martin Freeman.