PBS Pairs 'Unforgotten' & 'Van der Valk,' Announces 'Annika' Season 2
The wait is over for fans of Unforgotten, Annika, and Van der Valk. Masterpiece has confirmed that the new seasons of all three series will be heading to PBS for the Fall of 2023. However, there will be a bit of a change in the lineup for the 2023-2024 TV season from what fans are accustomed to, so get ready to mark those calendars. For the first time in many years, Masterpiece and PBS will have two triple lineups back to back over the fall months, with a trio of debuts in September and then a second one in mid-October. In all, five series are confirmed to return before the end of 2023.
First up, Unforgotten Season 5, the first season to not include original star Nicola Walker. Walker’s character, DCI Cassie Stuart, was killed in Season 4’s finale, and her exit left Sanjeev Bhaskar as DS, now DI Sunny Khan, to carry on. He’ll do so under the command of a new boss, DCI Jessie James, played by Being Human’s Sinéad Keenan. Three of the core cast will return: Jordan Long as DS Murray Boulting, Pippa Nixon as DC Kaz Willetts, and Carolina Main as DC Fran Lingley. The new season will run six episodes and debut on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at 9 p.m. ET on most local stations.
Van der Valk Season 3 also has a significant cast shake-up, with Elliot Barnes-Worrell and Luke Allen-Gale exiting the series as Job Cloovers and Brad de Vries. Two new recruits replace them: Django Chan-Reeves (Industry) as Sergeant Citra Li and Azan Ahmed (Mood) as Sergeant Eddie Suleman. Leads Marc Warren and Maimie McCoy return, with series regulars Darrel D’Silva and Emma Fielding also returning.
