By Lacy Baugher for Drama on April 16th, 2016

Mystery Series ‘Grantchester’ Renewed For a Third Season

James Norton as Sidney Chambers in "Grantchester" (Photo: Courtesy of (C) Des Willie/Kudos & ITV for MASTERPIECE)

Grantchester, Season 2 Sundays, March 27 - May 1, 2016 at 9pm ET on MASTERPIECE Mystery! Episode TwoSunday, April 3, 2016; 9:00 - 10:00pm ESTA professor dies in a suspicious fall. A government agent warns Geordie to back offthe case. Meanwhile, Sidney is warned off an old flame but finds a new prospect. Shown: James Norton as Sidney Chambers (C) Des Willie/Kudos & ITV for MASTERPIECE

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James Norton as Sidney Chambers in "Grantchester" (Photo: Courtesy of (C) Des Willie/Kudos & ITV for MASTERPIECE)
James Norton as Sidney Chambers in "Grantchester" (Photo: Courtesy of (C) Des Willie/Kudos & ITV for MASTERPIECE)

Good news: UK network ITV officially gave mystery series Grantchester the green light for a third season last week!

The drama stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers, a local clergyman who also solves crimes in his spare time with the help of his occasionally irascible partner, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (played by Robson Greene).  

Grantchester is based on the series of books by James Runcie, and although no plot details have been announced for Season 3 as yet, it seems safe to assume the show will likely take at least some part of its story from the preexisting novels. Season 2 was based on the second Grantchester Mystery novel, Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night. Ostensibly, this means that the show’s third season will map to the third novel, Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil, but there’s been exactly zero confirmation of that yet. Take it with a boulder of salt.

Season 2 is currently still airing here in the States on PBS’ Masterpiece, but the drama’s sophomore outing just concluded in the UK, which explains the timing of the renewal announcement.  According to the ITV press release, Grantchester was pulling in a consolidated 6.6 million viewers and a 26% share every week, so our favorite little crimefighting vicar that could seems to be doing quite well for himself in that regard.  

Season 3 is currently predicted to air at some point in 2017.

Thoughts? Are you excited at the prospect of more Grantchester? 

By Lacy Baugher for Drama on April 16th, 2016
Lacy Baugher

Lacy's love of British TV is embarrassingly extensive, but primarily centers around evangelizing all things Doctor Who, and watching as many period dramas as possible.

Digital media type by day, she also has a fairly useless degree in British medieval literature, and dearly loves to talk about dream poetry, liminality, and the medieval religious vision. (Sadly, that opportunity presents itself very infrequently.) York apologist, Ninth Doctor enthusiast, and unabashed Ravenclaw. Say hi on Threads or Blue Sky at @LacyMB. 

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