Netflix has only just released its gripping new crime drama Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, yet some viewers are already eager to find out whether a second series is on the cards.

The nine-part detective series is adapted from best-selling crime author Nesbø’s The Devil’s Star and takes Netflix viewers on quite the ride, reports the Mirror.

Detective Hole follows troubled detective Harry Hole (Tobias Santelmann) as he races against the clock to track down a serial killer before they can strike again.

Meanwhile, Harry finds himself locked in a perilous cat-and-mouse game with corrupt fellow police officer Tom Waaler (Joel Kinnaman).

In an exclusive interview with Daily Express publishers Reach Plc, creator Nesbø, lead actor Santelmann and Beate Lønn star Ellen Helinder spoke about the show’s future.

Nesbø said: “No plans yet [for a season two]. Right now, we’re just concentrating on getting this TV series out to the audience and we’ve been working on this for three years now.

“So, just the thought of starting all over again right now is a bit premature and we’re so exhausted right now that we want a vacation.”

However, Harry Hole star Santelmann said: “I’m ready. You might be exhausted.”

Nesbø jokingly added: “You’re ready? Then I’m ready too for season two.”

The crime author confessed he had not yet contemplated the direction he would like to take the show, nor which Harry Hole novel a potential second series might draw from.

Meanwhile, actress Helinder, who portrays the brilliant forensics officer Beate, expressed her aspirations for additional seasons of Detective Hole: “Just to keep working with these amazing people and develop the characters even more.

“There’s so much to find in these people, who work within the law enforcement.

“Even more the morality, the ethical dilemmas and how is Harry going to cope with everything? Who is Beate? I would like to explore her backstory.

“I think this ability that she has for facial recognition is so cool, just for her to keep tracking cases and doing her thing.”

Considering Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole has only recently been released, Netflix will be monitoring the viewing figures before reaching any renewal decisions.

The Devil’s Star represents just one of 13 Harry Hole novels that Nesbø has penned, meaning there’s abundant material for the programme-makers and indeed the author, who also served as the screenwriter on the Netflix series, to utilise.

Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is streaming on Netflix now