Second Seasons of 'Before We Die' & 'Astrid' Coming to PBS Passport in April

PBS Passport is once again bringing members shows before they stream on linear. Season 1 of the British remake of Walter's Choice fan-favorite Before We Die (Innan vi Dör) debuted on most linear PBS stations in March 2022 alongside Call The Midwife and Sanditon Season 2. For 2023, PBS Passport is getting all five episodes of Before We Die Season 2 first, in April, ahead of the new season's planned summer debut on most PBS stations.

It's also bringing the new season of Walter's Choice's favorite Franco-Belgian mystery, Astrid (Astrid et Raphaëlle), with all eight episodes streaming this April before the series becomes the newest foreign language series to air on linear come the 2023-2024 TV season.

Until 2022, PBS Passport was okay with being a secondary space for PBS shows. It was the streaming service that came with a donation to your local station, the digital addition to the standard mug-and-tote-bag swag for being a member; its extra benefits were limited to bonus series from the foreign language favorite Walter's Choice. However, even public television is not immune to the changing entertainment landscape, cord-cutting, or the move by viewers to streaming services. In the spring of 2022, most PBS Passport stations began getting Call The Midwife episodes a month before they aired, while Masterpiece premiered Annika Season 1 six months ahead of its linear debut that October.