Atlantis will return for a second series in 2014, it has been confirmed.

Charlotte Moore, controller for BBC One, said: “Atlantis delivers original British drama with the kind of scale and ambition that we’ve come to expect from the cinema.

“It feels very much at home on Saturday nights on BBC One, it’s been wonderful to watch Howard [Overman] and the team create a whole new world, brilliantly inspired by Greek mythology which is proving a hit with all the family and a second series is richly deserved.”

Meanwhile, series creators Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy and Overman said: “We are all thrilled at Urban Myth Films that Atlantis has been re-commissioned and look forward to continuing the legend next year.”