The BBC has confirmed that Beyond Paradise will return for a fifth season, with Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton, and Zahra Ahmadi reprising their roles. The announcement was made with a picture of a clapperboard featuring DI Humphrey Goodman's silhouette in front of a rural church.
Return to Shipton Abbott
The broadcaster promised "sunny shores, secrets to solve and scones to scoff" as the show returns to Devon and Cornwall. Fans were thrilled by the news, with one writing "Oh thank goodness!", while another said "So happy as the best cast ever and love the storylines and just everything about it."
Unlike its Caribbean predecessor Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise is set in the fictional Devon coastal town of Shipton Abbott. Filming takes place in South East Cornwall and Devon, with Looe standing in for Shipton Abbott. The town's Guildhall doubles as the police station, while Launceston portrays the town centre.
Official confirmation
Zahra Ahmadi, who plays DS Esther Williams, officially confirmed the fifth series after Kris Marshall accidentally let slip the news early. She cheekily said: "It has been said by a certain Kris Marshall but he was not allowed, and he was very undisciplined and blurted it out but you are getting the true exclusive. We have a fifth series, we are very excited."
When Beyond Paradise does return, the series is expected once again to revolve around head-scratching investigations such as impossible burglaries and missing families. An official release date hasn't been announced just yet, but Beyond Paradise is expected to return in 2027.
