BritBox's 2025 Preview: Hugh Bonneville, Anjelica Huston And Matthew Rhys, Plus The Return Of Fan-Favorite Series

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BritBox’s 2025 Slate Promises Star-Studded Lineup Of Hugh Bonneville, Anjelica Huston And Matthew Rhys, Plus The Return Of Fan-Favorite Series

BritBox fans have plenty to look forward to in the new year.

The British streamer dropped its 2025 slate on Thursday, along with a sizzle reel that gives viewers a first look at returning hit series such as Vera Season 14 and Karen Pirie Season 2, as well as new star-studded series.

Per a press release, Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan star in Douglas is Cancelled, described as “a timely series about gender politics and trial by social media” that arrives on the streamer on March 6. The comedy drama follows Doulgas Bellowes (Bonneville), whose “life implodes after a tweet about him allegedly making a sexist joke goes viral.”

Meanwhile Matthew Rhys, Anjelica Huston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Ella Lily Hyland lead Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, a series set in 1936 England that debuts next spring.

Not only does next year bring exciting additions to the streaming service’s library, but the rest of 2024 is rounded out by new crime dramas Joan and The Jetty, as well as Shetland Season 9 and several holiday and Christmas specials.

Check out the teaser below, as well as BritBox’s 2025 slate of new and returning programs.

New Programming

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story: A true crime drama starring Lucy Boynton as ambitious, brave and steadfast Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain (Feb. 17)
Lost Boys & Fairies: A glittering, moving and groundbreaking drama, set in Cardiff, exploring the universal theme of parents and children through the perspective of gay adoption (March 4)
Douglas is Cancelled (March 6)
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet: A five part series in which Sir David Suchet travels around the world, following in the footsteps of the Queen of mystery, Dame Agatha Christie (March 8)
Ludwig: A new original genre-bending mystery series starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin (March 20)
I, Jack Wright: A thrilling family drama starring Nikki Amuka-Bird and John Simm (May)
Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero (Spring)
Outrageous: A family saga (based on the true story of the Mitford sisters) about six scandalous sisters, far ahead of their time, starring Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, and Anna Chancellor (Summer)
Code of Silence: A compelling six-part series starring Rose Ayling-Ellis and written by Catherine Moulton, who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss (Fall 2025)
Lynley: A new adaptation of Elizabeth George’s New York Times best-selling Inspector Lynley crime novels, starring Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay (2025)
Riot Women: A woman-led, punk rock-filled series that is a testament to the power of friendship, music, and the resilience of women who refuse to be silenced by age or expectation (2025)
Death Valley: A comedic murder mystery starring Timothy Spall (2025)