'Miss Scarlet & The Duke' Season 3 to Debut in 2023

When Miss Scarlet and the Duke initially premiered in 2021 on PBS' Masterpiece, it occupied the regular 10 p.m. time slot usually reserved for mystery series during the busy times of the TV season, airing post All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 in January. The delay in greenlighting a second season (and Masterpiece stepping in to become a lead producer on the project) meant Season 2 was not ready for the winter slot this past year, leaving All Creatures with the much more awkward pairing fit of Vienna Blood.

Miss Scarlet, meanwhile, benefitted from the move, and though it has been nearly two years since the show last aired, it will now be part of an all-female mystery lineup this fall with Magpie Murders and Annika. However, with filming firmly back on track, fans will not have to wait nearly two years between Seasons 2 and 3. In fact,m they won't even have to wait six months. As part of its presentation at the  Television Critics Association Press Tour, Masterpiece announced Miss Scarlet and The Duke has not only been greenlit for Season 3 but that the new season is coming in January 2023.

For fans of Rachael New's series, this significant vote of confidence in the future of Miss Scarlet is a welcome one. Masterpiece's Mystery lineup is pretty legendary, going back to the 1970s and Ian Carmichael's Lord Peter Wimsey episodes before Masterpiece decided to break off period dramas from mystery series and create the Mystery! brand in 1981. As it is, mysteries can sometimes dominate the PBS offerings, especially in the summer when Grantchester and Endeavour run back to back. Committing to a female-led period piece series with a heavy will-they-or-won't-they romance vibe perfectly combines all the things we expect from a PBS show.