BBC America Renews Copper

Copper will be finishing up its first season run on October 21, 2012 and before the finale can air, BBC America has announced they’ll be bringing back the series for season two. Copper, BBC America’s first original scripted series, will get a 13 episode second season, according to the network.
 
Perry Simon, General Manager, Channels, BBC Worldwide America, made the announcement, stating: “BBC AMERICA’s first original scripted series, Copper, has proven to be a perfect fit for the channel. Our viewers have made it our highest-rated series premiere ever and highest-rated drama series ever. Production led by Tom Fontana, Will Rokos, Barry Levinson and Christina Wayne, along with the cast from both sides of the pond, truly captured the boiling pot that was New York City in 1864. We can’t wait to get started on the second season.”
 
Giving the series a second season wasn’t a difficult decision as it’s BBC America’s highest-rated drama ever. Over a million viewers have been tuning in each week since the series debuted in August.
 
The Plot:
 
Copper follows Detective Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones), a rugged Irish immigrant cop, as he seeks justice for the powerless in 1864 New York City. The series has been building to this Sunday’s explosive finale that will change lives and the city forever. With Confederate terrorists threatening to destroy the city as they know it, unexpected traitors will be revealed and once air-tight bonds will be broken beyond repair.
 
Source: BBC America