New Season of Phoenix Rise in Production

Filming is underway on a new season of Phoenix Rise, with a second season to debut on BBC iPlayer next month and two additional seasons to come.

Created by Perrie Balthazar and Matt Evans, Phoenix Rise follows a group of young outsiders who have been excluded from school as they return to mainstream education, form unlikely friendships and learn to navigate school life. The coming-of-age drama centers on six students who meet regularly in a disused boiler room at their school, an abandoned space that becomes their sanctuary.

Filming has started on location in and around Coventry, including some of the city’s iconic landmarks and at the former Further Education campus, Henley College.

Sarah Muller, senior head of BBC Children’s commissioning for 7-plus, said: “Phoenix Rise is strongly rooted in the West Midlands, and so we’re delighted to see the team return to their Coventry production base. It’s a drama which is not afraid to tackle some of the difficult issues that teens face today whilst also capturing the friendships and humor of teen life.”

Balthazar and Evans commented: “Phoenix Rise is back! We couldn’t be more excited to return to Coventry and tell some new and groundbreaking stories for our gang of six outsiders. Expect joy, heartbreak, thrills and jokes as well as the explosive arrival of some new Phoenix Rise pupils, guaranteed to shake up the status quo.”