“Unforgotten” renewed for Season 6 after record-breaking season.

Webmaster April 7, 2023

ITV has renewed hit crime drama Unforgotten for a sixth season. The series, created and written by screenwriter Chris Lang and produced by Mainstreet Pictures will star Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar. The first season premiered in 2015, with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as cold case detectives. Sseason five, which introduced Sinéad Keenan after […]

ITV has renewed hit crime drama Unforgotten for a sixth season.

The series, created and written by screenwriter Chris Lang and produced by Mainstreet Pictures will star Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

The first season premiered in 2015, with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as cold case detectives. Sseason five, which introduced Sinéad Keenan after the shocking conclusion in the previous series, aired on ITV earlier this year.

Season 6 will be filmed in the UK and the US. Meanwhile, Unforgotten Season 5 broke all records for viewing figures on ITV X and is the highest rated show on ITV this year with 8.4 million tuning in to episode one.

Mainstreet Pictures is an ITV Studios label, founded in 2013 by joint MDs and exec producers Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes. BBC Studios distributes the show worldwide.

Recent Reviews

Unforgotten Season 5

‘The 5th series of Chris Lang’s consistently rewarding and affecting police drama shows no sign of losing its way...it’s among the best crime dramas of my viewing lifetime.’
- Daily Telegraph

‘This is so good...succeeds magnificently.’
- Mail on Sunday

‘One of the finest crime dramas of recent years — there’s no one better than writer Chris Lang at controlling these multiple storylines. Bhaskar is outstanding.’
- Daily Mail

‘The beauty of this drama is the way it allows us to invest emotionally in both police and suspects. Every character seems entirely believable. Great drama this.’
- The Times

‘Cracking crime drama. Chris Lang’s show is as taut and tense and pleasureable as ever. I love Unforgotten wholeheartedly."
- The Guardian

Innocent 2

"No one sets a scene in which almost anyone could credibly have dunnit as skilfully as Lang."
The Times

"Forget whatever viewing plans you had for the week: this thriller drama showing across four nights demands your attention and will hold you in its thrall until the conclusion."
Mail on Sunday

"Chris “Unforgotten” Lang always provides a superior script. Katherine Kelly excelled, as did Priyanga Burford."
The Observer

"It manages to be dramatic and plausible. Breathtakingly beautiful."
The Star

"Chris Lang writes such intricate, involving stories,trailing guilt, secrets and potential murder motives like strings of bunting. It’s all plausible and we buy in to it as it sweeps us along."
Radio Times