Gentleman Jack season 2: Release date and how to watch

SINCE Gentleman Jack first premiered on BBC One and HBO in April 2019 fans have been eager the show’s second season.

Set in 1832 in West Yorkshire, England, Gentleman Jack portrays the real stories from Anne Lister’s diary on the small screen.

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When does season 2 of Gentleman Jack premiere?

The second season of the hit BBC One and HBO series will premiere on BBC One on April 10, 2022.

Gentleman Jack season 2 will hit the US on HBO at a later date that has not yet been announced.

English actor and producer Suranne Jones stars as Anne Lister in the series.

Sophie Rundle plays Jones’ on-screen wife in the series as Ann Walker.

Sally Wainwright is the writer of the period drama set in 1832 England.

How can I watch season 2 of Gentleman Jack?

Fans of the show can tune in for the long-awaited second season on April 10.

The series will air weekly on Sundays via BBC One in the UK, Deadline reports that it will air on HBO at a later date.

Season 1 is available to stream now on  BBC iPlayer and HBO Max.

There will be eight episodes in season 2 as there were in the debut season.

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Is Gentleman Jack based on a true story?

The series written by Wainwright is based on the real diaries of Anne Lister.

Lister was born on April 3, 1791, in Halifax, United Kingdom.

She is often called “the first modern lesbian” and made history with her wife Ann Walker as the first lesbian marriage to be recorded.

Lister died on September 22, 1840, at the age of 49.

The series focuses on Listers’ many love affairs and marriage with Walker.

Lister is also a landowner determined to save her family’s historical home, Shibden Hall.

The intimate details of Lister’s life was recorded in her diaries throughout the years.

She made history as being one of the earliest known women to openly dress more masculinely at the time.

Walker and Lister got married at Holy Trinity Church on March 30, 1834, although their union was not blessed by a priest the two exchanged rings vows and took Communion together.