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Looking for your next must-watch TV drama? The autumn TV schedules are packed with new mysteries, tense thrillers and returning favourites. Here’s our round up of the most gripping dramas available to watch now or coming later this autumn.

Forever Home

Adapted from Graham Norton’s novel, this six-part mystery stars Amy Nuttall, Douglas Henshall and Denise Welch. Carol begins to question the story she has been told about her partner Robert’s first wife when his worsening dementia and anxiety about a hidden basement draw attention to long-buried family secrets.

Release date: 14 September 2026
Where to watch: 5 and the 5 streaming service

Blue Lights

The acclaimed Belfast police drama is back for its fourth series, with Grace, Tommy and Annie now three years into their careers as response officers. A new threat on the streets pushes the team to its limits, while a murder trial exposes a dangerous secret with consequences for both the police and the criminal underworld.

Previous series are also available on BBC iPlayer if you need to catch up.

Release date: 29 September 2026
Where to watch: BBC One and BBC iPlayer

The Split Up

This spin-off from The Split introduces a new family law firm and a fresh cast of characters in Manchester. Ritu Arya stars as ambitious lawyer Aria Kishan, alongside Sanjeev Bhaskar as her father, Dhruv. Family tensions, professional rivalries and a face from the past combine to create plenty of drama both inside and outside the courtroom.

Release date: 20 September 2026
Where to watch: BBC One and BBC iPlayer

The Blame

Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth lead this six-part crime thriller as detectives Emma Crane and Tom Radley. Their investigation into a murder in the fictional town of Wakestead initially appears straightforward, but an unexpected lead draws them into a web of lies, institutional cover-ups and moral compromise.

Based on Charlotte Langley’s novel, The Blame promises more than a traditional whodunnit, combining its central mystery with questions about policing, loyalty and trust.

Release date: 20 September 2026
Where to watch: ITV1 and ITVX

Pierre

David Harewood stars as charismatic West London duty solicitor Pierre, who balances an overstretched career, financial pressures and a fragile personal life. When he investigates the suspicious death of a young client, he uncovers signs of institutional corruption and puts everything at risk in pursuit of the truth.

The six-part drama combines an overarching investigation with individual legal stories, offering a fresh perspective on the pressures facing duty solicitors and the people they represent.

Release date: 5 October 2026
Where to watch: Channel 4 and Channel 4 streaming

Adultery

Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai star as Tom and Beth, two people whose affair threatens to upend the lives of both their families. Their situation is made even more complicated by the relationship between their teenage children.

Written by BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, the six-part series explores love, grief, class, parenthood and the effect of social media while showing how one decision can ripple through several lives.

Release date: TBC (expected October 2026)
Where to watch: ITV1 and ITVX

Hunting Alice Bell

This timely thriller centres on women who are falsely identified online as the missing accomplice of a notorious killer. As accusations spread, their lives begin to unravel, but the possibility remains that one of them could really be Alice Bell.

The combination of mystery, digital misinformation and public suspicion should make this one to watch for fans of contemporary thrillers.

Release date: TBC (expected Autumn 2026)
Where to watch: Channel 4 and Channel 4 streaming

The Heights

Anna Friel leads this psychological thriller, adapted from the novel by Louise Candlish. She plays Ellen, a protective mother who becomes increasingly worried about the influence her son’s reckless new friend is having on him. After tragedy strikes, grief and a search for the truth push her towards obsession.

Told across the past and present, the six-part series explores family secrets, maternal love and the blurred line between justice and revenge.

Release date: TBC (expected late 2026)
Where to watch: 5 and the 5 streaming service

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