▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁six - ep is ode ▁second ▁series ▁which ▁began ▁air ing ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁McK ellen ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁comedy ▁hom age ▁The ▁Five ( ish ) ▁Do ctors ▁Reb oot . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁McK ellen ▁appeared ▁as ▁Norman ▁to ▁Anthony ▁Hop kins ' ▁Sir ▁in ▁a ▁BBC ▁Two ▁production ▁of ▁Ron ald ▁Har wood ' s ▁The ▁D ress er , ▁alongside ▁Edward ▁Fox ▁and ▁Em ily ▁Watson . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁McK ellen ▁port rayed ▁C og sw orth ▁in ▁the ▁live - action ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Disney ' s ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the ▁Be ast , ▁directed ▁by ▁Bill ▁Cond on ▁( which ▁marked ▁the ▁third ▁collaboration ▁between ▁Cond on ▁and ▁McK ellen , ▁after ▁God s ▁and ▁Mon sters ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Hol mes ) ▁and ▁co - star red ▁alongside ▁Emma ▁Watson ▁and ▁Dan ▁Stevens . ▁Also ▁that ▁year , ▁McK ellen ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁document ary ▁McK ellen : ▁Play ing ▁the ▁Part , ▁directed ▁by ▁director ▁Joe ▁Steph enson . ▁The ▁document ary ▁expl ores ▁McK ellen ' s ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁actor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁McK ellen ▁star red ▁in ▁The ▁Good ▁Li ar ▁with ▁Helen ▁Mir ren ,