'Sanditon' Season 2 Planned for 2022 Debut on Masterpiece

Ever since Sanditon received a surprise renewal in the spring of 2021, fans have been chomping at the bit for news about the coming seasons. With filming underway, the cast has been set and there are a few hints at the direction the revived series will take when it rejoins the story of Charlotte Heywood. But the real question is when the show is planning to return. At the 2021 Summer Television Critics Association press tour, both PBS CEO Paula Kerger and Masterpiece executive producer Susanne Simpson talked about the new season and when fans should expect to see it.

While talking about shows delayed on PBS due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Kerger called Sanditon the one with the most prolonged delay. However, as she admitted, that one wasn't a result of filming shutdowns. As she explained, "It was a complicated series to try to bring back; we are very excited about that coming back into our schedule." Kerger also gave a shoutout to the Sanditon Sisterhood: "As I think some of you may be aware, there was quite an animated fan base that really encouraged us to try to bring back that story. Our British partners had decided they weren't going to bring Sanditon back for a second series, so it took some work."

As for when the show would return, Simpson was asked about it the next day during her appearance at the All Creatures Great and Small panel. As fans are aware, All Creatures has taken over the post-holiday January slot on the PBS schedule where Sandition debuted in 2020. With the series a surprise hit in 2021 and Season 2 currently slated for "Winter 2022," most fans assume that January will be the show's new home. That leaves Sanditon to find a new spot on the schedule.