Filming Begins on 'Grace' Season 6, as U.S. Awaits Season 5 Premiere
Crime drama Grace is one of the most successful procedurals that most American viewers probably haven't heard of. Based on author Peter James's sprawling series of novels, the under-the-radar workhorse has been steadily pulling in numbers for the U.K. network ITV, and has just gone into production on its sixth season. The series arrived in America by way of BritBox in 2024, and though its fifth season, which just concluded its U.K. run, hasn't made its way across the pond yet, here's hoping that this is the year it finally gets the mainstream attention it deserves.
The series stars John Simm (Doctor Who) as the troubled, unyielding DS Roy Grace, alongside Richie Campbell (Top Boy) as his partner, DS Glenn Branson. Season 6 will adapt four more books in James's long-running series of DS Roy Grace books, with titles to include Left You Dead, Picture You Dead, and One of Us Is Dead. (Interestingly, the fourth installment hasn't been announced with these three, but it feels fairly safe to assume it's Stop Them Dead, which sits chronologically in the middle of this batch.) If the show follows the books —which it largely has thus far— these mysteries will see Grace tackle cases involving a woman who disappears while buying cat litter, a priceless piece of long-lost art discovered at a car boot sale, and the return of a presumed-dead school chum.
Another fun and potentially intriguing fact: By the time Season 6 finishes filming, the series will have caught up to James's source material: The twenty-first book in the series, which is still untitled, won't be published until October 2025.
