BBC brings Louis Theroux back for second season of interviews from Mindhouse

The BBC and Louis Theroux have teamed up for a second season of the journalist and broadcaster’s interview series, with a line-up including boxer Anthony Joshua, Hollywood icon Dame Joan Collins and actor and producer Ashley Walters.

Louis Theroux

Filmed in a number of locations, from New York City to Normandy, Glastonbury to the French Riviera, the upcoming 6×45′ season of Louis Theroux Interviews will also feature whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning, artist and musician Pete Doherty and singer-songwriter Raye.

Set to air on BBC Two and iPlayer, the series is produced by Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions and was commissioned by Clare Sillery, head of commissioning, documentaries at the BBC.

The executive producers are Arron Fellows and Emma Whitehead. The series producer is Alex Kohler and the production executive is Suzy Burnet. The commissioning editors are Max Gogarty and Fran Baker. Global sales will be handled by BBC Studios Distribution.

The first season saw Theroux interview Stormzy, Dame Judi Dench, Yungblud, Bear Grylls, Katherine Ryan and Rita Ora.

Theroux said: “The six guests are all distinctive and brilliant in different ways, all of them people who have endured setbacks and huge successes, and who have something to share with the world based on their journeys through life.

“We have tried to build on the success of the first six Louis Theroux Interviews, while pushing further this time into terrain that is gritty and difficult, exploring subjects like mental health, brushes with the law and political controversy.”