Created by Joe Barton and starring Paapa Essiedu, The Lazarus Project (originally titled Extinction) is a British science fiction television series produced by Urban Myth Films. Season 1 premiered on Sky Max on June 16, 2022. This guide covers Season 2, which premiered on Sky Max and NOW on November 15, 2023 — and which turned out to be the show’s final season, as Sky cancelled the series in March 2024 after two eight-episode runs.
Season 2 finds the Lazarus team grappling with “true” time travel for the first time. The Time Break Initiative has kidnapped former Lazarus agent Janet (Vinette Robinson) and her young daughter Becky, sending them back to 1 July 2012 so Janet can help complete the technology behind a second, universe-threatening time singularity. George (Paapa Essiedu) and the team race to rescue them and stop the Initiative before the loop unravels reality for good.
Quick Facts
| Title | The Lazarus Project – Season 2 |
| Type | British TV Series (Sci-Fi/Thriller) |
| Creator | Joe Barton |
| Release Date | November 15, 2023 (UK, Sky Max/NOW) |
| Episodes | 8 (Season 2); 16 total across 2 seasons |
| Composers | Ben Lukas Boysen & Paul Emmerich |
| Where to Watch | Sky Max / NOW (UK); Netflix |
| Status | Concluded – cancelled after Season 2 (March 2024) |
Who Composed The Lazarus Project Score
Ben Lukas Boysen, also known by his electronic alias Hecq, is a German composer based in Berlin who records for the London label Erased Tapes. Classically trained on piano and guitar from age seven, he has scored projects including the PlayStation game Everything (2016) and the film The Collini Case (2019).
Paul Emmerich is a Berlin-based composer and co-founder of the techno label KONFLKT. Boysen and Emmerich first teamed up on the Amazon Prime Original series Beat (2018), for which they won the German Television Academy Award for Best Music in 2019, before reuniting to score The Lazarus Project’s original run and its 2022 score album, released via Erased Tapes/SATV on July 8, 2022.
The Lazarus Project Season 2 Soundtrack List
Below are the tracks that have been identified per episode so far, combining Boysen & Emmerich’s original score cues with licensed needle-drops. This list is not confirmed complete for every episode — we have omitted episodes where we could not verify a cue rather than guess.
Episode 1
- “Beast of Destruction” (30-second ver.) – Radium Audio
- “Just a Call Away” – Pete Masitti & John Andrew Barrow
- “Lazarus” – Ben Lukas Boysen & Paul Emmerich (from The Lazarus Project, Original Score)
Episode 2
- “Rip It Up” (originally by Orange Juice) – cover version
- “Godmother” – Ben Lukas Boysen & Paul Emmerich
- “No Choice” – Ben Lukas Boysen & Paul Emmerich
Episode 4
- “Not Like Me” – Jamie Shield, Tom Prendergast, Fabian Johnson, Barry Gilbey & Luke Filsell
- “Dakota” – SATV Music
Episode 7
- “Heart Attack, Heart Attack” – Richard Salmon, Angie Mdledle & Stephen Cornish (from Vintage Radio: 1980s)
- “The Wolf” – SATV Music (from the album Wild Thing)
Where to Stream
The Lazarus Project aired on Sky Max and NOW in the UK, and on TNT in the United States, and has since become available on Netflix. You can listen to Boysen & Emmerich’s original score on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.
Cast
| Paapa Essiedu | George |
| Anjli Mohindra | Archie |
| Charly Clive | Sarah |
| Caroline Quentin | Elisabeth “Wes” Wesley |
| Tom Burke | Rebrov |
| Vinette Robinson | Janet |
| Rudi Dharmalingam | Shiv |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this soundtrack guide for Season 1 or Season 2 of The Lazarus Project?
This guide covers Season 2 (series 2), which premiered on Sky Max and NOW on November 15, 2023, and follows the team’s mission to rescue former agent Janet and her daughter Becky after they are sent back to 2012. Season 1 premiered separately on June 16, 2022.
Will there be a Season 3 of The Lazarus Project?
No. Sky cancelled The Lazarus Project in March 2024 after two series, so Season 2 (8 episodes) is the final season.
Who composed the score for The Lazarus Project?
Ben Lukas Boysen (also known by his electronic alias Hecq) and Paul Emmerich composed the original score for The Lazarus Project, released through Erased Tapes/SATV. The pair previously won a German Television Academy Award for their score to the Amazon Prime series Beat.
How many episodes are in The Lazarus Project Season 2?
Season 2 has 8 episodes, all written by series creator Joe Barton, which premiered weekly starting November 15, 2023.
Where can I watch and stream The Lazarus Project?
The Lazarus Project aired on Sky Max and NOW in the UK, and on TNT in the United States before being made available on Netflix. The original score is streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
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