Drama News & New Dramas
Season 2 of latest version of Maigret now available on PBS Masterpiece in US
The modern take on French detective Jules Maigret (Benjamin Wainwright) will debut Oct. 18. In this version, Maigret is the leader of an elite police unit known as La Crim, which investigates Paris’ most notorious crimes. Season 2 focuses on the detective’s power struggle with his boss, Director of Police Xavier Guichard (Nathaniel Parker).
Netflix says that Sarah Lancashire will star in new crime drama, Witch Hunt
The Happy Valley star will play August Howell in the six-part series. Howell is released from prison for murdering her three young children and returns home to try to rebuild a relationship with her remaining daughter. When concerns grow that her return has triggered a modern day witch hunt, police turn to August's daughter, Wren, an academic and investigative psychologist, to help find a serial killer now terrifying the town.
Under Salt Marsh debuts on ZDF in Germany
A co-production of ZDF and the UK’s Sky, the crime drama centers on the death of a child and the search for the killer. The emotional strain tears apart the relationship between Detective Eric Bull (Rafe Spall) and Jackie Ellis (Kelly Reilly), who are no longer colleagues but are working together on the case. The series has already streamed on NOW and Sky in the UK.
