Okay, awesome news for anyone who loves Unforgotten! They’ve officially started filming the seventh series. Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sinéad Keenan are back as DI Sunny Khan and DCI Jess James, and it sounds like they’re tackling another really complicated and emotional cold case. Basically, more of the gripping stuff we all love from the show!
The show will introduce a new group of characters, and hints suggest they’re all hiding troubling pasts. Sophie Rundle, currently starring in the second season of After the Flood, will play a social worker struggling with her own issues. Joining her are Kirsty J Curtis (Joan), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing) and Natalie Simpson.
Written by Chris Lang, the award-winning screenwriter behind shows like I, Jack Wright and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Unforgotten is a hugely popular ITV drama. It’s become one of ITV’s most-streamed shows ever, ranking as the third most popular drama on ITVX. The sixth season was ITV’s biggest returning drama of 2025, attracting 9.2 million viewers for its launch and averaging 8.5 million viewers throughout its run.
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Huw Kennair-Jones, who commissions dramas for ITV, said he’s thrilled to be bringing back the popular show Unforgotten for another series, promising it will be just as good as previous ones.
Chris Lang has done it again! He’s crafted a captivating story with memorable characters, and it’s full of twists and turns that will have you – and the characters Jess and Sunny – guessing right up to the final moments.
For US audiences, the series will be broadcast and streamed by PBS Masterpiece.
Susanne Simpson, Head of Scripted Content and Executive Producer, said that Unforgotten remains a truly compelling television series. She praised writer Chris Lang for crafting another intricate and emotionally resonant mystery, and highlighted the outstanding work of the cast, director, and production team, making it a must-watch for viewers in America.
Sinéad Keenan is the new co-lead of Unforgotten, taking over from Nicola Walker who left the show in 2021. Keenan is also starring in an upcoming Netflix series created by the writer of Derry Girls.
The series concluded with a heartbreaking ending for DCI Cassie Stuart, Walker’s character. In the beginning of the fifth series, a new DCI, played by Keenan, stepped in to take her place.
Unforgotten series 1-6 is available to watch on ITVX, and series 7 is coming soon.
The latest issue of Living Legends is out now, and it’s dedicated to the incredible Dolly Parton! You can find “Dolly at 80” at newsagents and online for only £8.99.
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2026-01-26 18:20