courtesy ITV
ITV has renewed the Grantchester TV series for a third season. Is PBS likely to follow suit and pick up season three? In a word, yes. Consider Grantchester renewed by PBS, as well. MASTERPIECE co-produces the mystery series, which features the oddly matched Reverend Sidney Chamgers (James Norton) and Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green), as they fight crime and soothe souls in 1950s England.
In UK, the Grantchester season two finale just aired this week. In the US, the second season premiered on March 27. The third episode is coming this Sunday, with the second season finale (episode six) scheduled for May 1, 2016.
While an official announcement has yet to appear on the PBS press site, There is a post announcing Grantchester has been renewed for MASTERPIECE|PBS Facebook page. Check it out.
As a bonus, MASTERPIECE also posted a Grantchester clip.
Get more details on the Grantchester season three renewal, from ITV.
Grantchester to return to ITV for a third series
Published: Wed 06 Apr 2016
Grantchester to return to ITV for a third series
ITV today confirmed that Grantchester, starring James Norton as the crime-fighting clergyman Sidney Chambers and Robson Green as Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, will return for a third series.
Grantchester is a Kudos and MASTERPIECE co-production for ITV based on The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie and adapted by writer Daisy Coulam.
Grantchester debuted in October 2014 and attracted a series average of 6.6 million viewers and a 24% share. Series 2 which has been on screen throughout March and early April 2016 has won its slot every week it has been on air, and is currently consolidating at 6.6 million viewers and 26% share of viewing.
Diederick Santer has executive produced and Emma Kingsman-Lloyd has produced both series of Grantchester. They will return for the third series with Emma as Series Producer. Daisy Coulam will also be executive producer on Series 3.
Further details will be announced at a later date.
What do you think? Are you a fan of the Grantchester TV show? Are you happy it has been renewed for a third season?
Love Grantchester!! Looking forward to season 3 on Masterpiece!!
I love the show. I can’t wait for season 3 to start.
My husband and I love this show! We look forward to each season. We haven’t missed a show!
I am so happy I found this show, Grantchester, on Netflix. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Look forward to S3, and all the Grantchester family. Great series!!
I thoroughly enjoyed seasons one and two. I am very happy that it has been renewed. Great writing and great acting on the part of all the cast.
Love this show – was worried we wouldn’t get the resolution of the 2nd season finale.
Love this show introduced it to a friend and she fell in love with it too. Great series.
Good i love the program
Can’t wait for season three!
Great show! I’m in California and paid for the streaming of the last episode last night. Excited to see it will be back.
Ia am hooked
I love the Grantchester series. I am hooked. I can’t wait for season three.
Can’t wait until Grantchester, series 3 is back … As a Vica, he isn’t a Catholic Priest, is he? Perhaps an Episcopalian priest? The story line and friendship of the two men is
Rewarding to watch … I am enjoying PBS and the theatre shows it gives. Thank you..
Most certainly Church of England.
Best BBC Series EVER
Grantchester 2 A great series. I am a 1940’s WW2 child so I can relate to the home furnishings and the fashion of that time. I watched the second season over 2 nights, love it, so happy to know there will be a season 3. Thank you. I have so many BBC series, but this is the BEST.