The critically-acclaimed romcom Starstruck, created by, written by, and starring Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian Rose Matafeo, returns on the new BBC Three broadcast channel with its second series next month. Series one was streamed almost 5 million times on BBC iPlayer, making it the channel’s biggest new comedy of 2021.

Co-written by Rose Matafeo, Alice Snedden, and Nic Sampson, the second series continues the story of Jessie (Rose Matafeo), a millennial living in East London juggling two dead end jobs and navigating the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous film star Tom (Nikesh Patel; Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hulu; Indian Summers, Channel 4). After having decided to stay and pursue a relationship with him, Jessie must deal with the real-world consequences of her grand gesture. Minnie Driver (Modern Love, Amazon; Good Will Hunting) is set to reprise her role as Tom’s agent Cath, while Russell Tovey (Years and Years; BBC One, Him & Her; BBC Three) joins the cast for the brand-new series.

Starstruck has been nominated for Best Comedy Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2022, and Best Comedy Series at the Edinburgh TV Awards 2021, while Matafeo has been shortlisted for the Comedy Breakthrough Performer award at the National Comedy Awards 2021. The show was highlighted by Rotten Tomato  as their #3 best TV show of the year, featured in the Guardian’s ‘Top 10 Best Shows of 2021’, AV Club’s ‘Top 8 Great TV Hidden Gems’, Decider’s ‘Best TV Shows of the Year’, as well as selected as one of the best shows of 2021 in The Decider, Paste Magazine, NME, Thrillist, Washington Post, CNET, The Guardian, The I, The Telegraph, Stylist, Vulture, Concrete Playground, Rotten Tomatoes, Time Magazine, Buzzfeed, Chicago Tribune, Paper City Mag, Mashable, Hollywood Reporter, NPR, Star Tribune, Jezebel, TV Insider, Boston Globe, and Bustle.

Series 2 will air on BBC Three in the UK and, at a later date to be announced, HBO Max in the U.S. Series 2 will also air on ABC in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. 

Starstruck was commissioned for BBC Three by Controller Fiona Campbell. Executive Producers are Rose Matafeo, Jon Thoday, Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett and Toby Welch. Claire McCarthy produces, and Jamie Jay Johnson (Dead Pixels, Fresh Meat C4) directs.

Gregor Sharp and Seb Barwell are Commissioning Editors for the BBC, and Jeniffer Kim is SVP of International Content for HBO Max.

Full transmission details to be revealed in due course