Zahra Ahmadi, who plays DS Esther Williams in the BBC's Beyond Paradise, has confirmed that the show will return for a fifth series. The actress revealed the news during an interview on BBC Sounds, stating she had been given permission to announce the renewal.
Ahmadi explained that her co-star Kris Marshall had previously 'blurted out' the news before he was allowed to. She said: 'I have been given permission to say that we have got a fifth series. 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.'
The confirmation comes after the BBC announced that the parent show Death in Paradise would return for two more series and two Christmas specials. Beyond Paradise, a spin-off set in Cornwall, has been airing since 2023 and stars Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman and Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd.
Fans have expressed delight on social media, with one calling it 'my absolute fave' and another saying 'fantastic, love it'. The BBC teased the return on social media, stating: 'The cameras return to Cornwall. Beyond Paradise Series 5 is confirmed in Looe.'
Ahmadi also praised the beauty of Cornwall, where the show is filmed, describing the water as 'crystal clear' and the landscape as 'heaven'. Production on the new series is expected to begin soon.
