The Ripper Street TV series has been cancelled for a second time. Amazon announced the series, starring Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, and Adam Rothenberg, will end after its upcoming fifth season. Per Deadline, season five is currently in production, in Dublin, Ireland. The series premiered on BBC One in December, 2012.
Amazon rescued Ripper Street in 2014, after the BBC cancelled it following its first two series (seasons). The third and fourth seasons are available in UK on Amazon Prime. In the US, BBC America has aired the first three seasons.
Amazon renewed Ripper Street for a fourth and fifth season, back in May, 2015. In hindsight, executive producer Saul Venit’s statement about the renewal telegraphed that Ripper Street might be winding to a close.
At that time, Venit said, “Keeping this series going for 37 episodes over five series is a hugely exciting achievement and is testament to the extraordinary creative results, as well as to the visionary teams at BBC Worldwide and Amazon as our core commercial partners.”
It was this time last year that BBC America announced it would air the third season of Ripper Street in the States. If and when they announce the premiere of Ripper Street‘s fourth season, we will let you know.
Deadline says:
In the final season, writer Richard Warlow shows how, as the Victorian age comes to a close, the police officers of H Division attempt to maintain law and order on the streets of Whitechapel. Joseph Mawle (In the Heart of the Sea) rejoins the series as the feared Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine, intent on a mission of revenge after last being seen in the series two finale when Inspector Reid (Matthew Macfadyen, The Enfield Haunting) plotted with Drake (Jerome Flynn, Game of Thrones) to take Shine’s life.
What do you think? Do you think the Ripper Street TV show is being cancelled too soon, or does ending after the fifth season feel right to you? Tell us!
Please renew Ripper Street Series. My husband & I just finished binge watching the series on Netflix. Cannot wait for Season Five. Will be greatly disappointed if the series does not continue. Thank you.
Please RENEW The Ripper Street Series. We watch it on Netflix. Rapper Street is one of our favorite TV Series. Thank you.
PLEASE DO NOT CANCELL RIPPER STREET!!! I Love it! Best show ever on TV. I don’t know why you would do away with it. Much better than anything on TV here in the USA. PLEASE pick it back up!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON’T cancel the show!!! It is the best show around.
I have watched Ripper Street on Netflix here in the U.S. and really enjoy the series. I wish Netflix would take it up as an original and let it continue. It’s an excellent series with some very talented actors.
ok so here in the states 95% of programs are BS reality shows and Ripper Street is only good for 5 seasons. What is wrong with this picture?? Just had the privilege of finishing season 4 sad to say. I and all who have watched thus far definitely has to see more please,….
I too loved the show and sad to see it go. The final episode brought me to tears. So how many more so called reality shows can they put on tv? I would like more of this type of programming.
I love ripper street please don’t cancel it!!
Please do not cancel love the show
Ending way to soon – am excited to see that there are two more seasons to be shown in the states.
ABSOLUTELY ENDING WAY BEFORE IT SHOULD!!! I and everyone I know that watches the show absolutely loves it, not only is it interesting, creative but unique from every other show in every way!!! Its astounding how amazing Mr. Reid’s character is and I’m sure just as amazing as he was in real life… It makes the show that much more appealing! With so many frivolous, repetitive, and unimaginative television shows on you can’t imagine how refreshing it is to be able to watch something so interesting, ingeniously written and performed and engaging not to mention entertaining as hel!!!
more, more, more – i want and need more ripper street
yes i am a fan but i do not have Amazon so i am missing the rest of the show since the BBC cut it i hope we could get all the seasons on DVD
I love it, and I’m sorry to see Whitechapel go, but it’s my understanding that it was never going to run more than 5 seasons. The story lines and the costumes were (are) fantastic, the writing poetic.
Yes, I think Ripper Street is being cancelled much too soon. This series, like
several others offer viewers an opportunity to be exposed to History as it once
was, with the most professional and marvelous acting. Please, for our sakes,
consider renewing Ripper Street for a 6th Season.
Thank You.