The Spy Crime Drama Everyone's Talking About Returns for Season 2 on Netflix

Netflix is sticking with its Danish spy-crime breakout The Asset. The show launched late last year, quietly blew up, and now Season 2 is officially happening. No big twist there: when something hits this hard, Netflix tends to hit repeat.

The renewal, by the numbers

• Season 1 premiered October 27, 2025
• Hit No. 1 in 52 countries
• Landed in the Top 10 in 90 more
• Scored 11.3 million views in its first week

For a subtitled Danish thriller, that is a hefty global run. No wonder Netflix is calling it one of its biggest 2025 launches.

Quick refresher on Season 1

The show follows intelligence operative Tea, who goes deep cover with a new identity to infiltrate a criminal outfit. She gets close to Ashley, who happens to be partnered with the gang’s boss, Miran. As Tea digs in, the job stops being just a job: her duty to the mission starts grinding against her very real concern for Ashley’s safety. It’s the kind of slow-burn spy setup where feelings and cover stories keep tripping over each other.

What Netflix is teasing for Season 2

Plot specifics are locked down, but the streamer is basically promising more heat: the core characters facing bigger threats and more pressure. Clara Dessau, Maria Cordsen, Afshin Firouzi, and Nicolas Bro are all back, which should keep the show’s center of gravity intact.

One small, interesting wrinkle: the series credits a 'conceptual director' in Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm. It’s not a job title you see every day, but he’s clearly steering the creative direction and he’s not shy about where this is headed:

'This second season turns everything upside down as Tea and Ashley's worlds collide once again and new challenges push them to their breaking point.'

When and where

Season 2 starts production in Copenhagen in 2026. Until then, Season 1 is streaming worldwide on Netflix, if you want to catch up before things get messier.