I enjoyed the first season of "Hanna" more than I thought I might, with its strong performances and coherent plotting. The second season expands the universe a little, but without sacrificing any of it's core strengths.
Hanna (Esme Creed-Miles) and Clara (Yasmin Money Prince) have escaped to the forests and though seemingly safe and happy, Clara's desire to find her mother brings her back into the crosshairs of Utrax - now under the control of John Carmichael (Dermot Mulroney). The rest of the group of girls are relocated from the base to The Meadows, a former stately home in England which now operates as the next stage of the girls preparations, as they learn cover identities and more advanced tactics.
Across this season we learn more about how the Utrax programme binds these girls together, and to their cause and in the latter half, once both Clara and Hanna have (seemingly) rejoined the programme, we see a mission in action, with multiple assassinations planned for a joint operation in London and Barcelona. It's credit to Esme Creed-Miles' talent that we can buy her almost rejoining the company that is responsible for the death of all her parental figures and she portrays the resignation and resolve at various points across the run really well. It's a similar story for Yasmin Money Prince's Clara/Clemency - who also is in the fold until the enormousness of what she's asked to do hits her. Also deserving of credit is Aine Rose Daly, whose decent from vulnerable child to true believer is a key aspect of the season.
Mirelle Enos is still in this season too, completing the switch to Hanna's protecter in fine fashion. There's quite a bit of violence as the show runs on and the body count rises, and all the action scenes are really well done. The musical choices too are still excellent, as is the cinematography and locations.
I'm really enjoying "Hanna" and looking forward to the promised third season.