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Welsh Netflix Drama 'Dal y Mellt' Returns for Season 2

1/3/2026

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Dal y Mellt, the first Welsh Netflix drama, aims to build on its success with a second series.
Starring Mark Lewis Jones (actor), the show follows Welsh misfits in a criminal world.
The first series, based on Iwan 'Iwcs' Roberts' novel, was Netflix's first Welsh-language drama and has been sold to networks in Australia and Spain, with the Welsh TV and film industry generating £460 million in 2023.

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Story summary

Dal y Mellt, the first Welsh Netflix drama, aims to build on its success with a second series.
Starring Mark Lewis Jones (actor), the show follows Welsh misfits in a criminal world.
The first series, based on Iwan 'Iwcs' Roberts' novel, was Netflix's first Welsh-language drama and has been sold to networks in Australia and Spain, with the Welsh TV and film industry generating £460 million in 2023.