Miss Scarlet and The Duke

Miss Scarlet and The Duke
Genre
Created byRachael New
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Todd Berger
  • Patrick Irwin
  • Jin Ishimoto
  • Patty Ishimoto
  • Harvey Myman
  • Rachael New
  • Declan O'Dwyer (series 1)
  • Kate Phillips (series 4-)
  • Stuart Martin (series 4)
Producers
  • Aaron Farrell (series 1)
  • Patty Ishimoto - Series producer (series 4-)
Production locations
  • Ireland (series 1)[1]
  • Serbia (series 2– )[2][3]
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) –
present
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Miss Scarlet and The Duke is a British-American period television crime drama created by Rachael New, starring Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin as the title characters, two Victorian era detectives.[1][4]

The first series debuted on Alibi in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2020, and premiered in the United States on 17 January 2021, as part of PBS's Masterpiece anthology series. A second series was announced by PBS on 29 March 2021. It premiered on Alibi in the UK on 14 June 2022, and on PBS in the US on 16 October 2022. The show was later renewed for series three and four, with series three premiering on PBS on 8 January 2023, and season four premiering on PBS on 7 January 2024.

It was announced in the United States on 29 February 2024, on PBS's Masterpiece website, that Miss Scarlet and the Duke would be renewed for a fifth series. The announcement also contained the news that the show would be retitled simply Miss Scarlet, with Stuart Martin as "the Duke" departing the show.[5] He will be replaced by Tom Durant Pritchard as Inspector Alexander Blake.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Clarke, Stewart (3 December 2019). "PBS Masterpiece Picks Up A+E's Period Drama 'Miss Scarlet and the Duke'". Variety.
  2. ^ "'Miss Scarlet and The Duke' begins filming Season 2 in Belgrade". British Period Dramas. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rice, Lynette (29 November 2022). "'Miss Scarlet And The Duke' Renewed For Fourth Season By Masterpiece". Deadline. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Irish-made Miss Scarlet and The Duke lands on Alibi". RTÉ.ie. 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ "MASTERPIECE Announces Miss Scarlet Season 5 and Casting News". PBS. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024. New Chapter Begins with Kate Phillips Returning; Series Bids Farewell to "The Duke"
  6. ^ Rice, Lynette (18 April 2024). "'Miss Scarlet' Casts Tom Durant Pritchard To Fill Void Left By The Duke". Deadline.