‘Black Dagger Brotherhood’ Season 2 Adds New Cast Members: All the Latest Updates
If you love spicy and faithful adaptations of your favorite romance novels, Passionflix is for you. The streaming service made a splash with the first season of The Black Dagger Brotherhood series last year, and fans have been waiting with bated breath for news about Season 2.
Swooon exclusively confirmed who would be playing the roles of Mary, John Matthew, and Bella in the upcoming second season. Season 1 adapted Ward’s Dark Lover novel and introduced us to the Brotherhood via Wrath (Robert Maaser), king of the vampires, and his love story with Beth (Olivia Grace Applegate). Season 2 will follow the events of Lover Eternal, the second book in the series.
As the first season explored Beth and Wrath’s romance, we met the other members of the Brotherhood: Rhage (Alexander Cubis), Tohrment (Joel Cederberg), Zsadist (Andrew Biernat), Vishous (Sia Zami), and Phury (Zack Ignoffo), who all have their own books in the J.R. Ward book series. So, when is The Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2 coming out? Which love story is the focus of Season 2? Swooon has all the latest updates.
When will The Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2 premiere?
Back in June 2025, series star Sia Zami confirmed on the Astras Awards red carpet that Season 2 is on the way. In December, Passionflix CEO Tosca Musk shared a status update on Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2. “We cast a couple of our characters, our very important characters, for Season 2 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and that’s so exciting,” she said in an Instagram video. “J.R. Ward and I are very happy with the people that we have chosen to come on for Season 2.”
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Season 2 was announced early in the Season 1 run. Passionflix has already confirmed that Season 2 will premiere in 2026, with filming set to get underway in March.
Who will be the stars of The Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2?
Lover Eternal is the next book in the series to be adapted. That means that Rhage is the next brother to step into the spotlight, and Season 2 will dive into his love story with Mary.
Alexander Cubis will reprise the role of Rhage, and he’ll be joined by Audrey Hare, who has been cast as Mary. “The instant I saw Audrey, I knew she was the Mary who has been inside my head for all these years,” Ward said in a statement. “We are so fortunate to have her joining our incredible cast, and I know she’s going to be the heart of Season 2!”
Who else is in the cast of The Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2?
The majority of the brothers are expected to be back, which includes:
Alexander Cubis as Rhage
Joel Cederberg as Tohr
Andrew Biernat as Zsadist
Sia Zami as Vishous
Zack Ignoffo as Phury
Season 2 will likely feature the returns of Michael Roark as Butch and Victory Van Tuyl as Marissa. Robert Maaser and Olivia Grace Applegate are also expected to return as Wrath and Beth, though potentially in a reduced capacity as the series moves on to the other brothers and their love stories.
Swooon previously revealed that Bobby Hogan will play John Matthew and Mariah Davis will play Bella. “Bella is both ethereal and grounded, and that combination is not easy to find. Mariah brings a natural grace and emotional intelligence that makes us incredibly excited to see her bring Bella to life,” Musk said in a statement.
Ward said she “knew Bobby was our John Matthew the moment I saw his audition! He has the ability to seem both youthful and grave, and the fact that he is fluent in ASL meant he was beyond the right fit. We are grateful to have him!”
What is The Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2 about?
Since the show is going with the Lover Eternal storyline, it’s time for Rhage and Mary’s love story. Known as the ladies’ man of the group, Rhage lives with a unique curse, unpredictably transforming into a terrifying and uncontrollable dragon creature known as The Beast, which fans got a glimpse of in Season 1. He eventually crosses paths with a human named Mary, a cancer survivor who ends up on the lessers’ hit list and must depend on the Black Dagger Brotherhood for protection. Rhage and Mary find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other, despite the fact that the relationships between vampires and humans don’t usually have happy endings.
This book also introduces other fan favorite characters from the novels, like Bella, a beautiful vampire who becomes entangled with the twins, Zsadist and Phury, as well as John Matthew, a pre-trans vampire who grew up in the human world and has a mysterious connection (which was teased in the post-credits scene of Season 1) to the Brotherhood.
Who will direct The Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2?
Musk directed all of Season 1. In her podcast chat about the Season 1 finale with Ward, she hinted that she’d be willing to do it again, so it is expected she’ll be behind the lens for Season 2 as well.
Which Black Dagger Brotherhood love story is your favorite? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Black Dagger Brotherhood, Season 2, TBA 2026, Passionflix
