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When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him. When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him. When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him.

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Review: 'The Tourist' is a ferocious thriller that relentlessly keeps you hanging on

Talk about a binge watch!

Talk about a binge watch! “The Tourist,” on HBO Max in a blast of six, one-hour episodes, is a ferocious thriller that’s also ferociously funny. Starring Jamie Dornan as an Irishman suffering amnesia in the Australian outback, the series is—to recoin a phrase—must-see TV.

The plot kicks in hard in Episode 1 as Dornan drives down a dusty road with a monster truck on his tail. Waking up battered and bruised in a hospital, he can’t even remember his name. Known only as “The Man” until the end of Episode 2, The Man—like Guy Pearce in “Memento”— must put together the puzzle of his life with crucial pieces missing.

“The Tourist” relentlessly keeps you hanging on. In the book world, they’d call it unputdownable. Each episode of the script by Jack and Harry Williams (“The Missing”) ends in a cliffhanger that whips you into the next episode. Forget about sleep.

It’s clear that Chris Sweeney (who directed episodes one to three) and Daniel Nettheim (who helmed the other half) have seen a lot of Coen brothers movies, especially “Fargo” and “Raising Arizona” with their deliciously deadpan blend of mirth and menace. If you’re going to borrow inspiration, why not swipe from the best.

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And Dornan, free from the cartoonish excess of the “Fifty Shades of Gray” trilogy, carries the whole thing with his starshine and burgeoning talent as an actor in “The Fall” and “Belfast.” Dornan is so good, you’ll follow him anywhere, which is just what “The Tourist” needs.

Dornan finds a perfect partner in Aussie dynamo Danielle Macdonald as Helen Chambers, a traffic cop with ambitions to rise in the ranks. The sweetness of Macdonald’s funny, touching and vital performance brings a nurturing humanity to the evil-doings surrounding her.

Can the diet-obsessed Helen, stuck with a controlling fiancée (Greg Larsen), discover herself by helping The Man recover his memory? Their attraction, repped by a burrito emoji, brings heart to a series that aims to blow the doors off with shocks and exploding violence.

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For instance, there’s the dude who keeps calling The Man while buried alive in a secret grave? And why does the detective inspector, played to the hilt by Damon Herriman, seem less reliable than the gangsters and drug dealers who occupy the periphery of the episodes?

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Truly terrifying is the best way to describe Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Billy, the hulking American cowboy who drove The Man off the road and yet keeps comparing everyone he meets to his beloved mother. The scene between Billy and Helen will have you biting your nails to the quick.

And what of Shalom Brune-Franklin (“Line of Duty”) as Luci, the flirt who meets The Man at a diner that explodes minutes after they leave it. Luci volunteers to help The Man chase down his past. Or is she hiding something. Hint: Everyone in “The Tourist” is hiding something.

There’s no way I’ll spoil the fun by telling you who’s hiding what. Packed with high-voltage suspense and twists you don’t see coming, “The Tourist” also poses tangled questions about the nature of identify. You can tell The Man is afraid of what he might learn about himself.

Put yourself in his place, which is exactly what “The Tourist” wants you do. It’s one of the reasons this thrill-a-minute series has the staying power to haunt your dreams. The final episode is open-ended enough to suggest there might be a Season 2. Count me in.

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The Tourist season 2 is here. Emmy-nominated heartthrob Jamie Dornan returned to our screens in January as Elliott Stanley, a man we first found in an Australian hospital with no recollection of who he was, or why everyone wanted him dead. Season 2 shifted the action from Oz to the Emerald Isle as Elliott and Helen (Danielle Macdonald) made ever more troubling discoveries about Elliott’s past.

Read on below for how to watch The Tourist season 2 online for free. And, should you find yourself away from home, you can stream the series stream the series from anywhere with a VPN .

Release date and time:  The Tourist season 2 released early January in the U.K. with all 6 episodes available now on BBC iPlayer. ►  FREE STREAM —   BBC iPlayer (U.K.) ►  Watch anywhere — Try ExpressVPN 100% risk free

The Tourist, created by siblings Harry and Jack Williams, the Emmy-winning producers of The Missing and Fleabag, was the most watched drama of 2022 in the UK and a hit internationally, with season 2 proving just as popular domestically. 

After learning some hard home truths about our amnesiac anti-hero, did Elliott manage to balance the karmic scales this season? No spoilers here of course, but we can say that season 2, saw Helen escort him to his native Ireland where they found themselves unwittingly in the middle of a bitter family feud and also hunted by brand new enemies.

Yet, as Niamh Cassidy (Joyride’s Olwen Fouéré) cautioned Helen in the series' trailer, “You don’t know him sweetheart. You don’t even know his real name.”

The second outing also welcomed Conor MacNeill (Industry), Diarmaid Murtagh (Vikings), and Francis Magee (Kin) to the cast, and delivered even bigger twists and turns than the first season of this compelling crime drama series. Read our guide below for how to watch The Tourist season 2 online and from anywhere in the world.

How to watch The Tourist season 2 online and FREE with BBC iPlayer

The Tourist season 2 arrived on BBC iPlayer in January, and all 6 episodes out now to stream at your leisure.

Of course, if you’re watching The Tourist on BBC iPlayer, you’ll need a valid TV license.

Travelling outside the U.K.? Don't worry — as we explain below, you can watch it live or on-demand when you download a VPN.

How to watch The Tourist season 2 online from anywhere with a VPN

Currently traveling in a country where BBC iPlayer isn’t available? With the right VPN (Virtual private network), you can continue to access your usual platforms and watch your favorite shows online no matter where in the world you are.

We've evaluated many options, and the  best VPN is  ExpressVPN . It meets the VPN needs of the vast majority of users, offering outstanding compatibility with most devices and impressive connection speeds. It's also affordable at $12.95 per month. (Signing up for longer periods of six months or a year reduces the cost even more down to a minimum of $6.67).

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1. Install the VPN of your choice . As we've said, ExpressVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view a U.K. service, you'd select U.K. from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to BBC iPlayer and stream new episodes of The Tourist season 2 online.

How to watch The Tourist season 2 in the U.S.

Although HBO Max co-produced season 1 and was the U.S. streaming home of The Tourist, the company hasn’t been similarly involved with the second season and has even removed the show’s initial episodes from its platform. 

However, The Tourist has a new home alongside other crime thrillers on Netflix . It arrived a little later than the U.K, but season 2 is available (alongside season 1), right now.  

A U.K. citizen travelling abroad? With a VPN you can connect to BBC iPlayer from anywhere, and stream hit shows like The Tourist season 2 online no matter where you are.

Can you watch The Tourist season 2 online in Canada?

There’s no release date in Canada for The Tourist season 2 just yet. Rights to stream the series were initially purchased by Amazon Prime in 2022 – the early episodes are available to stream now – but the platform hasn’t confirmed whether it will also host the second season.

Abroad and unable to access BBC iPlayer? As mentioned above, a VPN will let you stream The Tourist season 2 online no matter where you are.

How to watch The Tourist season 2 online FREE in Australia

Stan, the company co-producing The Tourist with the BBC, is the place to find all new season 2 episodes in Australia with the whole season available right now . 

Stan offers an incredible free 30-day trial to check out the streaming service. After that, the Basic plan costs $10 AUD/per month, with pricier options if you want to stream on more than one device and in HD or 4K quality.

But remember: if you're based in the U.K. but aren't there at the moment, you could still connect to BBC iPlayer and stream The Tourist season 2 live or on-demand. All you need is a VPN such as  ExpressVPN .

The Tourist season 2 TV aired in the U.K. on the following dates:

• The Tourist season 2 episode 1 – Monday, Jan. 1
• The Tourist season 2 episode 2 – Tuesday, Jan. 2
• The Tourist season 2 episode 3 – Sunday, Jan. 7
• The Tourist season 2 episode 4 – Sunday, Jan. 14
• The Tourist season 2 episode 5 – Sunday, Jan. 21
• The Tourist season 2 episode 6 – Sunday, Jan. 28
• Jamie Dornan as Elliott Stanley
• Danielle Macdonald as Helen Chambers
• Greg Larsen as Ethan Krum
• Conor MacNeill as Detective Ruairi Slater
• Olwen Fouéré as Niamh Cassidy
• Diarmaid Murtagh as Donal
• Nessa Matthews as Orla
• Mark McKenna as Fergel
• Francis Magee as Frank

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Before you check out how to watch The Tourist season 2 online, take a look at the explosive trailer, below:

What to expect from The Tourist season 2?

Harry and Jack Williams, Writers and Managing Directors of Two Brothers Pictures say: "We’re so excited to take Elliot and Helen to Ireland, where they will meet a host of dark and off beat new characters. With a stellar cast to match, we can’t wait for it all to be brought to life."

Lindsay Salt, BBC Director of Drama, says: “I could not be happier to welcome the phenomenon that is The Tourist back to BBC One and iPlayer. With an ingenious new adventure from the dazzling minds of Harry and Jack Williams, things are about to get even wilder for Elliot and Helen.”

The Tourist series two is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production for the BBC, in association with Stan, ZDF and All3Media International created and written by Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing, Baptiste, Fleabag). Fergus O’Brien (Happy Valley, Gentleman Jack) directs the opening block with Johann Perry (Happy Valley, Gentleman Jack) as DOP, while Lisa Mulcahy (Blood, Years and Years) and Kate Dolan (Kin, You Are Not My Mother) direct block two and three respectively.

Alex Mercer (Inside Man, Crossfire) is producer, with Louise Kiely (The Banshees of Inisherin, Normal People) as casting director. Executive producers are Harry and Jack Williams, Daniel Walker and Sarah Hammond for Two Brothers Pictures, with Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC, and Jamie Dornan.

Who is joining the cast of The Tourist season 2?

Joining the BAFTA and Golden Globe award nominated Jamie Dornan (Belfast, The Fall) and Danielle Macdonald (Unbelievable, Dumplin’) are Conor MacNeill (Industry, The Fall), Olwen Fouéré (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Northman), Francis Magee (Kin, Then You Run), Mark McKenna (Sing Street, One of Us is Lying), Diarmaid Murtagh (Vikings, Outlander), and Nessa Matthews (Fair City).

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HBO Max continues stealth drops of some of the best drama mini-series on television. Last year highlights included “The Head” and “ Station Eleven ,” and they start 2022 strongly with the fantastic “The Tourist,” a twisty tale that plays like an Aussie version of “ Fargo .” With sharp dialogue, clever plotting, and career-best work from Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald , this is a great little thriller, a show that constantly keeps you guessing and entertained in equal measure.

The “ Belfast ” and “ Fifty Shades of Grey ” star plays an unnamed man (at least for a while) who is driving through the very remote Australian outback. He stops at a station to use the bathroom, banters with the guy behind the counter, and hits the road again. Looking in the rearview mirror, he sees a truck gaining on him with remarkable speed. The Man twists off the road to avoid it and the trucker follows, revealing through a POV from his cab that this is very intentional—he’s trying to kill this tourist. They race through the desert until The Man’s car crashes. He wakes up in a hospital with no memory of who he is or how he got there.

Enter a small-town officer named Helen Chambers (Macdonald), engaged to an awful man named Ethan ( Greg Larsen ) and thrust into a mystery about who this handsome Irishman is in a hospital bed. When The Man finds a note with a time and a location in his pocket, he heads to a small town called Burnt Ridge, where he meets a woman named Luci ( Shalom Brune-Franklin ) who might know about his past, ends up crossing paths with a sociopath ( Ólafur Darri Ólafsson ) who clearly wants him dead, and gets a phone call from a man who’s been buried underground. And then things get even weirder.

Created by the people behind the excellent “ The Missing ” (which aired stateside on Starz), the writing on “The Tourist” is a metronomic back and forth between reveals and how those reveals propel the narrative in a new direction. Pushing their way through all the chaos are Dornan and Macdonald, both phenomenal. Dornan finds a quirky, unsettled way to play a man who doesn’t know who he is without resorting to the cliché of the lost soul. If anything, he leans into more of a blank slate interpretation of amnesia, playing a guy who’s more open to what comes next because he can’t remember what came before. And Macdonald is charming and so incredibly likable that she becomes the heart of a show that can be cold at times.

Echoes of “ Memento ” and “Fargo” aside, “The Tourist” also has its own quirky personality. Some of those quirks get a bit extreme in late-season episodes in ways I can’t spoil, but the show is never boring. It’s a reminder that the Dornan who was so great in “ The Fall ” is still out there, and I hope it leads him to more bizarre, challenging roles like this one. There’s an argument to be made that there’s an even-better 100-minute movie in this six-episode mini-series, but that’s not the world we’re in right now. A story like this has a better chance to be told in the TV system than the mid-budget film one, and the writers don’t drag their feet or spin their wheels like so many streaming thrillers. They’re constantly moving our hero forward, keeping us uncertain about his past and even his moral center.

Some will argue that “The Tourist” gets too convoluted and I’ll admit that I enjoyed the playful uncertainty of the first half of the season more than the intensity of the second half. Although the show does get deeper in how it unpacks lies we tell ourselves and those we listen to from other people. It turns out that everyone on "The Tourist" has a secret or two, and almost all of them could use a car accident to reset the hole they've dug for themselves. 

I'm not sure how intentional it is but the show never stopped reminding me of some of my favorite early Coen films—the noir danger of “ Blood Simple ,” the open roads of “ Raising Arizona ” (and a bearded hunter who seems unkillable), Macdonald’s very Marge Gunderson character—and yet these nods to greats are embedded in a breakneck plot that never slows down enough to distract from its own inspired storytelling. Take the trip.

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Jamie Dornan -starrer The Tourist has moved to Netflix in the U.S. after being dropped by Max .

Netflix will launch Season 2 on February 29 and stream the first several weeks earlier. The Tourist Season 2 is one of the BBC’s flagship launches of 2024 and will return on New Year’s Day, while it is also co-produced for Australia’s Stan and Germany’s ZDF.

Max (then HBO Max) was co-producer on Season 1 of the show from Fleabag producer Two Brothers Pictures but episodes were removed several weeks back and the WBD streamer is not involved with the second season.

Season 2 is exec produced by Harry and Jack Williams, Sarah Hammond, Daniel Walker for Two Brothers, Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC and Belfast star Dornan. All3Media International is distributor.

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Jamie Dornan’s turn in The Tourist will make you forget about Christian Grey

With the belfast star in the driver’s seat, hbo max’s six-part series piles on the twists, turns, and the occasional acid trip.

It takes a big person to admit that they were wrong, which makes it so hard for an actor to shift the established opinion of them within the culture and critical establishment. It seems that HBO’s The Tourist may just do something truly Herculean, and make all the Jamie Dornan naysayers admit he’s actually a pretty good actor.

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Not that people were without reason to doubt Dornan’s talents. When he first came to international attention, it was as Christian Grey, a kinky but bland billionaire in the 50 Shades trilog y. Those films were never considered high art, but have aged like warm milk, along with Dornan’s comments that he researched his role as the serial killer in The Fall by stalking unsuspecting women. But credit where it’s due—Dornan now joins the ranks of Robert Pattin son, Kristen Stewart, and former co-star Dakota Johnson as a person who made interesting choices after their franchise ended and looks to become one of our credible millennial actors. The actor delighted audiences in recent hits like Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar and Belfast .

This six-episode HBO Max series starts with one of the great tropes of melodramas—total amnesia befalls a handsome stranger after a terrible car crash, leaving him unable to remember so much as his own name. A kindly rookie police officer named Helen (Danielle Macdonald) takes pity on him and hopes to help him recover some, if not all, of his memories. Armed with nothing more than a note with a restaurant name and a time, the man sets out on his quest to figure out who he is and what he is doing in the remote Australian outback. To say much more would spoil much of the fun, and boy, is The Tourist fun. Some of the early twists follow may well-worn paths, but there’s no way to predict the roller-coaster ride ahead.

Macdonald gets to use her native Australian accent to play a character with parallels to Fargo ’s beloved Marge Gunderson, a folksy moral compass whose instincts prove invaluable. But where Marge was a well-respected detective in a loving marriage, Helen can only dream of the same. She is undermined both professionally and personally. One of the most enjoyable supporting characters is her spectacularly awful fiancé Ethan (Greg Larsen), who shames her for eating burgers, complains about her desire for high thread-count sheets, and labels her ambition as “delusions of grandeur” (which he repeatedly mispronounces). Even in a world of abundant brutality, it’s not hard to want a little more of it pointed in Ethan’s direction. It’s a credit to Larsen’s performance that he creates a man so intolerable, it’s worth continuing watching just for Helen’s inevitable realization that she’s far too good for him.

Though a good breakup is reason enough to stay engaged, The Tourist also does great cinematic work in its action sequences. We open with the amnesia-causing incident, where Dornan, driving alone in a dusty compact car through the Outback, singing along to Kim Carne s’ “Bette Davis Eyes,” is pursued by a giant truck. At first, it seems like he’s just come across an asshole driver, but the moment it clicks that this is a many-wheeled high-speed weapon is utterly terrifying. The chase feels more horror film than TV action sequence, a tone that runs throughout the many moments of violence The Tourist puts on screen. Every crunch of bone, severed artery, and choke of breath feels visceral and impressively horrific. Much like Fargo , part of the fun of The Tourist is breaking up humorous moments among sweet local eccentrics with breathtaking cruelty. And those tonal shifts are expertly employed by the supporting cast, particularly Shalom Brune-Franklin, Damon Herriman, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and Alex Dimitriades, who pack all the intrigue of film noir alongside some great humor and convincing derangement.

Twists aside, The Tourist lags in the middle act, but is buoyed by a distinctly adult tone—there’s a gameness to it that makes the scary, horny, and darkly comic elements work well in tandem. Each twist (and they’re deployed every 15 minutes or so) beyond the second episode lands with full weight, particularly in the final episode where Dornan’s acting chops reach their apex.

It’s hard to imagine that The Tourist will have a seismic impact—the era of excellent television is a thankfully crowded one, and little here breaks new ground. But it’s an absolute hoot to travel down the series’ dusty Australian roads, taking in the trippy, almost Lynchian tangents through fractured minds and broken memories. Anti-hero narratives are familiar for a reason, and The Tourist keeps them as compelling as ever; even when it treads familiar territory, it’s never a bore. The paradigm of TV thrillers may not be shifted, but many people’s perceptions o f Jamie Dornan will never be the same.

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The Tourist Season 1 Is Leaving Max (and the News About Season 2 is Even Worse)

Michael ausiello, president & editorial director.

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Max is severing all ties with The Tourist .

Amid word that Season 1 of Jamie Dornan ‘s Bourne Identity -esque thriller will be leaving Max on Sept. 8, TVLine has confirmed that the streamer will not be the U.S. home for the UK series’ forthcoming second season.

It remains unclear if All3Media, the production company behind The Tourist , is in talks with any other U.S. outlets about acquiring Seasons 1 and 2.

Season 2 of The Tourist , production of which has been completed, finds Dornan’s amnesia-stricken character Elliot and Probationary Constable Helen Chambers (the returning Danielle Macdonald) heading to Ireland as Elliott attempts to rediscover his roots. He’s quickly dragged into his past life, with dire consequences. A BBC premiere date is TBD.

“I’m incredibly excited to continue the story with  The Tourist ,”  Dornan  said in a statement back in February. “[Series creators] Harry and Jack Williams are brilliant writers and I can’t wait for audiences to see how well Ireland and its characters are utilized to keep them guessing as the tale progresses.”

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What’s the point of having Max? Do they have anything left that is exclusive to the service?

They had DC stuff, but yeah… it’s losing it’s appeal quickly

Well this is Bulls***

Like what is the point of max, I don’t need them shoving their discovery programs and all that crap. I have it for HBO!!! I may be canceling it until House of the Dragon starts again

Streaming: where you can always be expected to pay more and watch more ads to find out what you can’t watch next!

Maybe HBO will put it in their series fall lineup!

It is on Prime Video in Canada, so maybe they will pick it up for the United States as well.,

Evidently this was not advertised well. I would have watched it. I love anything he acts in. Great actor.

You can still watch it until Sept 8th on Max. Definitely recommend it!

I’m so glad to live in the UK. We are certain to get the tourist season two. Can’t wait. Who needs max anyway. Losers!!!!!

That’s very disappointing! Hopefully it’ll be available for free streaming somewhere!

Waiting for the imminent renaming of this streamer to “Min”…

Prime or Netflix, please pick up this series.

Legit so mad!!!!!! I was in the middle of rewatching it and it was pulled from HBO!!!!! HBO GET YOUR SHIZZ TOGETHER!!!!!!!

Enjoyed The Tourist immensely. Looking forward to season 2.*

Why has MAX dropped this excellent series. I know they made plenty of money on Tourist1. So sad. I only paid for HBOMAX because of this series.

The reason for my signing on to Max was The Tourist! I have cancelled Max due to the streamer not carrying Tourist 2!

Please, please find a way to show The Tourist, seasons 1 and 2 on an app here in the US. I watched season 1 and loved it. I am so disappointed that I can’t see season 2.

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• Published: Mar. 02, 2022, 6:00 p.m.

“The Tourist” premieres on HBO Max March 3, 2022. (HBO Max)

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“The Tourist” premieres on HBO Max on Thursday, March 3. with the first episode of the mini-series being released at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT).

“After being run off the road, a man wakes up in an Australian hospital with amnesia,” reads HBO Max’s description of the series. Throughout “The Tourist,” the man tries to discover who he is, where he was driving to and why there is someone out there who wants him dead.

The cast includes Jamie Dornan as The Man (Elliot Stanley); Danielle Macdonald as Probationary Constable Helen Chambers; Shalom Brune-Franklin as Victoria “Luci” Miller; Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Billy Nixon; Alex Dimitriades as Kosta Panigiris; Genevieve Lemon as Sue; Danny Adcock as Ralph; Damon Herriman as Detective Inspector Lachlan Rogers and Alex Andreas as Dimitri Panigiris.

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An explorer claims Bangkok. Although it is sometimes praised as a vibrant and interesting city, it is actually busy, disorganized, and polluting. The continual noise can be deafening, and the traffic is a nightmare. The city’s attractiveness is overpowered by the sheer number of tourists and the commercialized environment, although there are some stunning temples and lively markets to explore.

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