BritBox, the undisputed home of the largest collection of exceptional and unmissable streaming British entertainment globally, has unveiled a September slate brimming with a thrilling new Original series and highly anticipated series returns. Headlining the lineup is the new BritBox Original series, Suspect, starring James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) and featuring Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Sam Heughan (Outlander) and Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley). The shocking series follows veteran detective Danny Naylor (Nesbitt) as he sets out on an agonizing mission to uncover the truth about his daughter’s death through a succession of intense one-to-one interrogations. As he struggles to make sense of the opposing testimonies and evidence, Danny is forced to come to terms with his own failings as a father and the part he himself may have played in her downfall.
Adding to the vast library of the best of British television, the September slate features a thrilling array of returns and expansions from fan-favourite series. On September 6, the dynamic duo, Steve Pemberton (Killing Eve) and Reece Shearsmith’s (Psychoville), return with the award-winning anthology series, Inside No. 9, for a seventh season. Also returning for a seventh time is fan-favourite series Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall (Outlander) and based on the best-selling books by crime writer Ann Cleeves. Rounding out the series collection, BritBox will also be adding Murder, Mystery and My Family S5 and Murder, Mystery and My Family, Case Closed S3-4
September 6, 2022: Inside No. 9 S7 | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 6 x 30
Steve Pemberton (Killing Eve) and Reece Shearsmith’s (Psychoville) deliciously dark comedy anthology series is back for a seventh season to tell unique and daring stories related to the number 9 with elements from the apparently mundane setup. This season brings together a truly original mixture of comedy, drama, horror and thriller – all designed to delight and confound. From a Welsh primary school to a lonely lake, from ruthless kidnappers and obsessive detectives to time travel and a stuffed rabbit, each episode is as unexpected and enthralling as the next. With a stellar cast of guest stars, every one of these tales will entertain and terrorize in equal measure.
September 13, 2022: Shetland S7 | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 6 x 60
The highly anticipated series return of Shetland is back! Based on the best-selling books by award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows Detective Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall, Outlander) and his team as they investigate crime within the close-knit island community. In season 7, the disappearance of a vulnerable young man draws Perez into the troubled history of a family recently arrived from Glasgow. The missing man embraced life in Shetland, and the community took him to its heart. Have the vengeful ghosts of the past caught up with him, or did an intense, new relationship turn sinister? Something about this elusive figure is not as it seems. When a breakthrough in the case reveals a danger greater than anyone could have feared, it falls on Jimmy Perez to save Shetland from an unimaginable threat.
September 23, 2022: Murder, Mystery and My Family S5 | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 10 x 60
Two leading British criminal barristers, Jeremy Dein and Sasha Wass, re-investigate historical murder cases in this return of the award-winning true crime series. The series continues to follow the emotional journey of modern-day descendants who are trying to clear the names of relatives executed for murder.
September 23, 2022: Murder, Mystery and My Family, Case Closed S3-4 | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 10 x 60
In this spin-off series, criminal barristers Jeremy Dein and Sasha Wass revisit some of the cases they investigated previously and catch up with the family members about developments since the original programs aired. From an infamous case of poisoning in 1880s Liverpool to the drowning of a wife and mother in Victorian Bath, the pair re-investigate historic convictions in order to determine whether irreversible mishandles of justice had occurred.
September 27, 2022: Suspect | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 8 X 30
When veteran detective Danny Naylor (James Nesbitt, The Hobbit) turns up at a hospital mortuary for a routine ID check, he’s devastated to discover the corpse of his estranged daughter Christina. Danny refuses to accept the coroner’s report that points to suicide and sets out on a dangerous, agonizing mission to uncover the events that led to her death. Each episode sees Danny conduct a separate cross-examination with a different suspect or witness, keeping viewers in suspense as they engage in the investigation in real time. Through each of these vigorous exchanges between Danny and those closest to Christina – her partner, her best friend, her business partner, her godfather, her mentor and her mother, Danny pieces together Christina’s relentless descent into criminality. At the same time, he’s forced to come to terms with his own failings as a father and the part he himself may have played in her downfall. The cast also features Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Sam Heughan (Outlander) and Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley).
