‘Lethal Weapon’ Season 2 Spoilers: Andrew Creer Cast As Bailey’s New Partner

LAPD’s robbery-homicide Division is going to have a new member in Season 2 of “Lethal Weapon.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Fox series has cast Australian actor Andrew Creer for its upcoming sophomore run. Creer will play the recurring role of Zach Bowman, an attractive and enthusiastic detective on LAPD’s robbery-homicide division who partners with detective Sonya Bailey (Michelle Mitchenor).

The news outlet revealed that Zach has climbed the ranks quickly through a few lucky heroic moments on the job. He also becomes the poster child of LAPD as his accomplishments have helped the department redeem its image after the series of disasters Martin Riggs (Clayne Crawford) and Roger Murtaugh (Damon Wayans) caused.

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Shortly after the casting announcement was made, Creer took to Instagram to express his excitement about joining the TV series.

Creer, who has had roles on the Australian series “Tomorrow When the War Began” and “Barracuda,” is the latest addition for Season 2 of “Lethal Weapon.” He joins “Blindspot” star Michelle Hurd who will also recur next season as the new the LAPD chief, Gina Santos.

According to Deadline, Santos is Captain Brooks Avery’s (Kevin Rahm) new boss, who has an interesting past with Murtaugh. Riggs’ partner, who is happily married to Trish (Keesha Murtaugh), is going to be somewhat paralyzed by Santos’ arrival, and the sexual tension between Murtaugh and Santos— which may be just in his head — will affect his performance at his job.

Plot details about “Lethal Weapon’ Season 2 are being kept under wraps, but series creator Matt Miller said last March that the upcoming season 2 premiere will somehow reboot the series.

“The idea is to reboot the series in Season 2 by giving some resolution to what went down in Mexico in a way that feels satisfying, without necessarily having to do a serialized couple of episodes,” Miller told Yahoo TV. “We have a new mythology that we’re going to be introducing; the cartel will still be alive in Season 2, but they’re not going to be a focal point. We’re using them as a layer and building on top of it.”

“Lethal Weapon” Season 2, episode 1 will air on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.