'The Forsytes' Officially Rechristened with Season 2 Commission

Coverage of the Channel 5 rebrand rollout on March 12, 2025, focused heavily on the U.K. network's original offerings like The Madame Blanc Mysteries and the mass import of Paramount+ series that the streaming service is picking up along with the merging of linear Channel 5 and streaming service's My5's programming that is part of the network's switchover to being just known as "5." However, it was also noted the network was picking up Masterpiece's The Forsytes for U.K. broadcast, a sensible decision considering that the Channel 5-Masterpiece co-production All Creatures Great & Small has been a smash success on both sides of the pond.

One of the first things we did was reach out to Masterpiece to ask about the title, since before that announcement, the series had been called The Forsyte Saga, as was the 2002 Masterpiece-BBC co-production remake before it, and the BBC adaptation before that one in 1967. They confirmed the name change was for both the U.K. and U.S. releases; however, according to Deadline, with 5 on board, Masterpiece is commissioning a Season 2 for the still-as-yet-forthcoming series.

(PBS and Masterpiece have not responded to requests for comment. We will update as soon as we hear back.)