The 'Beyond Paradise' Trailer Takes DI Goodman Far Away from St. Marie

Death In Paradise's upcoming spinoff Beyond Paradise is a major deal for the BBC and BritBox. It stars Kris Marshall, the series' most popular detective from the four leads over the show's history, and like The Sister Boniface Mysteries, there's a built-in loyal fandom who will tune in and check it out. With a simultaneous release on both sides of the pond on the BBC and BritBox at the end of February 2023, it could be the big hit that helps make BritBox a major player among the U.S. streaming services, or at least one that helps push it over the 10 million subscriber line.

Despite the show's close ties to the original, the show's creators, Tony Jordan and Tim Key, promise the new series will be different. For one thing, there will be fewer murders, and the premiere won't have a mystery at all. "We're not ruling out murders, and we'll have them when someone kills someone! Then Humphrey will investigate it," Jordan told Digital Spy in a recent interview. "But we want to do different types of crime because that's really interesting. It allows you to go to different places and stops you from being tied so rigidly to a certain format."

Though the series is a simultaneous release on either side of the pond, this does mean the BBC is taking the lead on marketing. That means BritBox couldn't announce the release dates until the BBC did, and the trailer had to come from the BBC first. Thankfully, the Beeb has come through, giving fans their first look at the new show.