Drama News & New Dramas
BBC crime drama Sherwood will end with Series 3 in 2027
Sherwood creator James Graham has confirmed that the BBC’s acclaimed crime drama will end following the third series. The show is expected to premiere in February 2027. The series began in 2022 and has explored the deep divisions within former mining communities, according to The Independent, drawing on the fallout of the 1984–85 miners’ strike and two murders in Nottinghamshire in 2004.
BBC and MHz Choice pick up new version of the Wallander series
The latest adaptation of Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander stories will appear on Sweden’s TV4 later this year. The BBC has picked up the UK rights, while MHz Choice will broadcast the series in the U.S. and Canada. According to Deadline, Gustaf Skarsgård will star as Kurt Wallander, who balances the breakdown of his marriage, the estrangement from his daughter, and a series of high-stakes cases.
German-Icelandic duo greenlight six-part, English-language drama
Vigilant, a six-part English-language drama directed by Canadian filmmaker Kari Skogland has begun production in Iceland. German broadcaster ZDF and Icelandic producer ACT4 are collaborating on the project. Actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson co-wrote the series, which is adapted from a crime novel. The series follows a journalist who investigates a self-proclaimed vigilante targeting sexual predators.
