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Sean Bean’s Gritty New Fantasy Series Scores Season 2 Renewal After No. 1 Streaming Success

24 February 2026

Sean Bean has returned to the fantasy genre, and this time his series won’t be going away quietly.

MGM+ confirms that Robin Hood has been renewed for season 2 after having amazing success on streaming. The remimagining of the legendary outlaw’s story features Sean Bean in the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham, while starring Jack Patten as Robin Hood and Lauren McQueen as Marian. The Lionsgate Television series premiered in November 2025 and is now set to return.

Showrunner John Glenn, producer-director Jonathan English, and executive producer Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures are set to produce another 10-episode season. Per MGM+, Robin Hood season 2 “expands the world beyond Sherwood and Nottingham into the treacherous courts of England, France, and Rome, transforming the outlaw rebellion into a high-stakes battle for the soul of a kingdom.“

“As the Angevin empire threatens to tear itself apart,” continues the synopsis, “Rob and Marian are drawn into the orbit of kings and queens, forced to wield the very instruments of Norman power — politics, gold, and betrayal — to secure a future for the Saxons. What begins as a fight for survival becomes a reckoning with power itself.” The second season is scheduled to begin production this summer.

Henry Rowley, Jack Patten as Robin Hood, and Ian Pirie kneeling behind greenery while armed with bows and arrows in Robin Hood (2025)

It was also confirmed that casting for season 2 will be announced soon, meaning audiences can expect some new characters to be introduced. Robin Hood‘s star-studded cast also includes Lydia Peckham, Steven Waddington, and Connie Nielsen. Given how successful the romantic adventure series has proven itself to be, it is unsurprising that the streamer is moving forward with expanding its cast and scope.

By the time of its finale, Robin Hood ranked as the no. 1 TV show in the world on MGM+. Now, as of February 24, almost two months later, it has only dropped to no. 3. “Robin Hood quickly became one of our top-performing original series of all time, and the response from our audiences both in the U.S. and abroad has been exceptional,” said Michael Wright, global head of MGM+, in a statement.

Robin Hood hasn’t done badly critically either, with a 77% Tomatometer and an 81% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes. For Sean Bean, most famous for his roles as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings and Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, it has been a fantastic return to the fantasy genre, which is becoming a long-term stint for him, and could come to be considered another one of his staples.

Adaptations of the Robin Hood story have a tricky history, and notably, another one will be coming out this year — A24’s The Death of Robin Hood, starring Hugh Jackman, scheduled for theatrical release in June. But MGM’s Robin Hood, by shifting the circumstances of the conflict and taking certain characters in different directions (especially the Sheriff of Nottingham), proves it has the potential to be a long-lasting iteration.

All episodes of Robin Hood are available to stream on MGM+.