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New BBC drama is Mint
FIRST LOOK: The BBC has released a clip of its forthcoming drama Mint, a series written and directed by Charlotte Regan (Scrapper) that is described as an unconventional blend of romcom and crime drama.
BBC hails Lord of the Flies
TRAILER: The BBC has released the full trailer for Lord of the Flies, an adaptation of William Golding’s novel adapted by Jack Thorne (Adolescence, Help) that will debut on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
The Capture nears BBC return
FIRST LOOK: Paapa Essiedu will return alongside Holliday Grainger in season three of BBC surveillance thriller The Capture, which is set to air this spring.
BBC takes aim with Strike – The Running Grave
FIRST LOOK: Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger have reunited for The Running Grave, the latest, upcoming instalment of the Strike series based on JK Rowling’s novels written as Robert Galbraith.
BBC brings up Babies
FIRST LOOK: Siobhán Cullen and Paapa Essiedu star in Babies, a six-part drama from the writer of Mum coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026.
BBC scores with Dear England
FIRST LOOK: Joseph Fiennes is Gareth Southgate in Dear England, James Graham’s adaptation of his own stage play about the England men’s football team coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026.
Holliday Grainger returns for The Capture S3
FIRST LOOK: Holliday Grainger returns as Rachel Carey in the third season of surveillance thriller The Capture, which will arrive on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in spring 2026.
BBC picks Wild Cherry
TRAILER: Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and Amelia May star in Wild Cherry, the new drama from Bafta-winning Mood creator Nicôle Lecky that debuts on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday, November 15. Watch the trailer now.
BBC, Prime Video rehire The Night Manager
FIRST LOOK: Tom Hiddleston is back as The Night Manager, reprising his role as Jonathan Pine in the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2016 drama.
BBC, Stan take off with Lord of the Flies
FIRST LOOK: Here’s the first images from Lord of the Flies, Jack Thorne’s four-part adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel that is coming soon to the BBC in the UK and Stan in Australia.
BBC takes bite of Wild Cherry
FIRST LOOK: Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and Amelia May feature in new images from Wild Cherry, Nicôle Lecky’s six-part coming-of-age drama navigating privilege, power and social media that will debut this November.
BBC releases Prisoner 951 first look
FIRST LOOK: Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes star in upcoming BBC drama Prisoner 951, a factual drama telling the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who spent six years inside an Iranian prison and her husband’s quest for justice.
BBC, HBO Max partner for Richard Gadd’s Half Man
FIRST LOOK: Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell play brothers in Half Man, Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer that is coming to the BBC and HBO Max in 2026.
BBC, BritBox turn up the volume for Riot Women
TRAILER: Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne and Amelia Bullmore star in Riot Women, the new drama from Happy Valley’s Sally Wainwright that will launch on the BBC this October.
BBC confirms launch for historical King & Conqueror
TRAILER: James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau clash in historical drama King & Conqueror, the story of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy in the build-up to the 1066 Battle of Hastings, which will debut on the BBC this August.
BBC welcomes The Guest
FIRST LOOK: Gabrielle Creevy, Eve Myles, Sion Daniel Young and Emun Elliott star in The Guest, a four-part thriller debuting on the BBC this autumn.
BBC opens The Cage
FIRST LOOK: Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha are pictured in The Cage, an upcoming BBC crime drama set in a Liverpool casino and written by The Responder’s Tony Schumacher.
BBC, Netflix investigate The Bombing of Pan Am 103
FIRST LOOK: Connor Swindells, Patrick J Adams, Merritt Wever and Peter Mullan lead the cast of The Bombing of Pan Am 103, a BBC and Netflix coproduction based on the true story of 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
BBC looks forward to Reunion
TRAILER: Here’s the trailer for Reunion, the BBC’s upcoming four-part bilingual series that blends spoken English with British Sign Language. It debuts on Monday, April 7.
BBC books return trip with Ten Pound Poms
TRAILER: Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay and Warren Brown return down under for season two of Ten Pound Poms, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, March 9.