Acorn TV & AMC+ Release 'Happy Valley' Trailer For The Final Season

Happy Valley's final season debuted in the U.K. on New Year's Day, but we here in the states still have it to look forward to. AMC Networks, which helped co-produce the long-awaited final installment, initially said it would stream on AMC+, but that was back in 2021. Since then, the upstart confederation of small-time niche offerings has seen its fortunes fall, and the parent network has started streaming titles across multiple services. Happy Valley marks one of the first to span three places — AMC+, Acorn TV, and BBC America — a sign of how popular the show is expected to be.

Seasons 1 and 2 of the series initially aired in 2014 and 2016, respectively, and gained popularity in America via Netflix, which brought over BBC programming by the truckload back then. Sarah Lancashire (Julia) starred as PC Catherine Cawood, still coming to terms with the suicide of her teenage daughter Becky over being raped and raising the child who resulted from that act, Ryan, with her sister Clare. When Tommy Lee Royce, the man who raped Becky, gets out of jail, Catherine resolves to watch him and put him away as soon as possible.

Season 2 picked back up 18 months later, with Royce back in jail and Cawood with a commendation for her work. But when Royce's mother is murdered, Catherine is the main suspect and is forced to try and prove her innocence while also working to uncover a significant drug trafficking operation. Seasons 1 and 2, six installments each, are available to binge on Acorn TV and AMC+. For those who have cable, they'll air on BBC America in a 2-episodes-a-night mini-marathon from Monday, May 8 through Wednesday, May 10 at 11 p.m. ET. Season 2 will follow the next week in the same format and timeslot, Monday, May 15 through Wednesday, May 17, 2023.