One of the best Irish thriller shows gets S2 first look & release date

The BBC/TG4 series has also revealed a plot logline for season two.

This was as he searched for justice in the most personal of cases: the murder of his own mother, whose body was discovered 15 years after her disappearance.

Watch the trailer for Crá season one right here:

Co-starring Alex Murphy (Lies We Tell, The Young Offenders) as Conall's less-experienced Garda colleague, Crá (whose title means 'anguish' or 'torment' in Irish) was created by Doireann Ní Chorragáin and Richie Conroy.

As part of the TV channel's autumn 2026 line-up (you can find more information about that here), TG4 has released first images and a plot logline for the new batch of episodes.

The latter reads: "When a prison break shatters the fresh start he’s built far from home, trainee detective Conall Ó Súilleabháin is forced to return to Carraig na nGall, and to the secrets he thought he’d left behind for good."

Alex Murphy in Crá S2

When JOE interviewed Crá co-creator Richie Conroy, he spoke about the runaway success of the series, telling us: "It was beautiful... That was a relatively low-budget TG4 Irish-language drama. But it did, as you say, resonate with audiences in the UK [through the BBC]. It's been sold in America, France, different territories.

"I was listening to a podcast the other day, and it was a writer talking about [how], especially for TV, it's really nice to go to somewhere where you want to spend a bit of time. Donegal, the west coast of Ireland, it's just breathtaking, you know? And it's kind of underused; the whole West Coast has been underused.

"I mean, American movies might come in and do a kind of 'eye-diddley-eye' film out there, but actually telling a true story that's rooted in the Gaeltacht hasn't been done that much."

Conroy then spoke about his hopes for a season two, explaining: "I think audiences really responded to the location and also the character, Conall, played by Dónall Ó Héalai. He's a fantastic actor. He's just brilliant, and he's just off filming in America.

"We're going to hopefully do a second series of Crá, but we don't want to lose Dónall to Hollywood because I think that's going to end up happening.

"But the character, the idea of a cop who's spent his whole life, his whole career turning a blind eye and then finally [realises]: 'This is something I have to look into, and it's going to cause repercussions across the community.' - with Crá, we didn't rely on too many special effects or murders or anything. It was just slow, methodical storytelling with good actors. I think that's why it's resonated."

On the topic of a potential Crá season two plot, Conroy said: "I definitely think we'll follow Conall's character.

"Without any spoilers, he was on a quest for an answer of who killed his mother and got the answer at the end of that series.

"What do you do with your life once you've figured out the one thing that you've been tormented by for 15 years? How do you restart your life? Is he still a cop? These kinds of questions are sort of in the melting pot at the moment."

Crá season two will begin on TG4 on 3 November 2026. The first season is streaming on the TG4 Player now.