Updated on 17 August:

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: sunshine, sex and a good old-fashioned murder mystery are something of a lethal cocktail when it comes to must-watch TV. It’s understandable, then, that we fell hook, line and sinker for Netflix drama White Lines. And it’s every bit as understandable, too, that we’re so mad the much-anticipated second season has been axed.

Hailed as “intriguing, compelling, and overwhelmingly silly” by yours truly, the first helping of the show was released to the joy of everyone in lockdown earlier this summer.

Netflix’s White Lines season 2: the hit thriller has been cancelled