Actor John Connors stated that filming will start later this year, although RTÉ has stated that it has “no plans” for a new Love/Hate season.
The gritty criminal thriller will return to television next year, Connors informed hosts Brian Dowling and Katja Mia during his appearance on Virgin Media’s Six O’Clock Show on Thursday.
He said: “Yeah. It is coming back. It’s going into production later this year, so it’ll be out next year. Seriously, this is an exclusive. I wasn’t meant to say it until tomorrow. I’m being serious, hand on my heart. I can’t reveal the plot or anything, but yeah. I’ll be in it and I can’t really reveal who else is in it but it’s going ahead again. It’s very, very exciting but it’s a long time since we did it,” reports RTE.
In response to Connors’ Virgin Media interview, an RTÉ spokesperson said: “There are no plans for a new series of Love/Hate. Fans can watch all five series on RTÉ Player,” reports RTE.
In a video posted to his Instagram account after the interview, Connors insisted that Love/Hate will return—but not on RTÉ.
He said: “It’s not on RTÉ, it’s on Netflix. They’re bringing it back a bit like what they did with Top Boy,” reports RTE.
A Netflix spokesperson has been reached for comment.
Connors continued: “I’ll give you a little exclusive on it, we’re shooting back-to-back seasons, season six and season seven. Is Nidge alive? Nidge is alive, but that’s all I can say on Nidge. I’m doing a full episode on The Sons Of Katie podcast with my brothers with the writer Stuart Carolan and we’re going to break some really exciting news about the show and what’s going to be happening,” reports RTE.
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