BBC's Beyond Paradise to return for second series and festive special after emotional finale
BBC drama Beyond Paradise - a spin-off of popular series Death In Paradise - will return for a second series and a Christmas special, bosses have confirmed, with Kris Marshall at the helm once again
Beyond Paradise will return to the BBC for a second series and a Christmas special.
After an emotional finale tonight, it has been confirmed that the BBC drama - starring Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman and Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd - will be back for a second series of the Death In Paradise spin-off.
Kris will return as Humphrey alongside Sally as Martha, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Felicity Montagu as office support Margo Martins and Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd.
Beyond Paradise was created as a spin-off to popular series Death In Paradise, set in Devon.
Tim Key, Executive Producer, Red Planet Pictures added: "We’ve been blown away by the audience response to the show and are so happy that people have taken it to their hearts. We can’t wait to get our amazing cast back together to continue the story – and to be able to pay a visit to Shipton Abbott at Christmas is even better."
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, commented: "I’m beyond excited to return to Shipton Abbott for both a Christmas special and second series of Beyond Paradise. The response from BBC viewers to series one has been a joy to see, and like its millions of fans I’m intrigued to find out what new mysteries lie in store for Humphrey, Martha and the team."
In the emotional finale, Humphrey returned to Saint Marie as he considered his future in Shipton Abbot.
Reemah Sakaan, CEO BritBox International, shared: "From developing this series to its launch, Beyond Paradise has fulfilled the promise we saw in it, immediately growing a healthy fanbase amongst international audiences, with its abundant charm, humour and gripping mysteries, all fronted by a first class cast. We are thrilled to partner again with the BBC and Red Planet Pictures to bring more of this show to our subscribers, as part of our best in British programming line-up."
Kris previously teased he could return to Death In Paradise for a special episode with all the other detectives from the past.
He said: "I would say there's always a possibility of something like that. I’d love to bring them all back, really, for different reasons. I had such a wonderful time. I think it'd be awesome to have all four detectives in one show or one episode together, as a meta thing where their worlds collide ... It's a joy to be putting his crumpled jacket back on and seeing how life has panned out for him back in the UK."
The Christmas special will air at the end of 2023 festive season, whilst series two will be on screens in 2024.
