'Call the Midwife' Gets Triple Commission with a Movie, a Prequel Series & Season 16

The spinoff rumors for Call the Midwife have been getting louder in the last few months, as the series, currently airing Season 14 and commissioned for Season 15, shows no signs of wavering in its popularity. Series creator Helen Thomas recently acknowledged them, stating that developing a spinoff worthy of the franchise properly would require delaying work on the new season, as she is only one human being and cannot do both simultaneously. It turns out that the delay will not be happening... at least not for Season 15, which has begun production with a promise from the BBC and PBS that the Christmas special will be right on time for December 2025.

However, Season 15 arriving precisely when it's supposed to is only one reason to celebrate. Even though production on the next season is underway, the BBC has also greenlit a Call the Midwife prequel spinoff, set in 1940s London and covering the years around World War II. The series is expected to bring aboard a whole new cast, though some of the younger ones will be playing familiar faces who eventually end up in Poplar. Thomas and her team will begin working on building that series out after Season 15 wraps.

But that's not all! The BBC also commissioned a Call the Midwife feature film via the BBC Film arm. This movie will be completely separate from the prequel, set in the present day (so ~1972) and will take some of our longtime favorites out of the U.K. for a spell. The BBC will announce more in due course.