ITV Studios in for Fourth Season of Lewis

LONDON: ITV Studios has been commissioned to make a fourth season of the prime-time drama Lewis, which will head into production in July. 

Lewis, represented by ITV Global Entertainment, had its third season score a 30-percent share in prime time for ITV1 this spring. The contemporary drama stars Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox as they investigate murder mysteries against the historical backdrop of Oxford. Lewis is produced by Chris Burt and executive produced by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer. Colin Dexter, who created ITV’s Inspector Morse, will once again serve as a consultant on Lewis.

Tobi de Graaff, the director of global distribution for ITV Global Entertainment, said “Lewis is loved by fans around the world, as a proven and trusted drama in programmers’ schedules. So we’re very excited to be announcing that a fourth season of this hugely popular and critically acclaimed long running ITV Studios series will soon be available to our global audience.”

Timmer added: “Lewis has always attracted the best talent, and this year we’re welcoming back Stephen Churchett, Russell Lewis and Alan Plater as writers, with Bille Eltringham as our first director. With Oxford as our backdrop, our aim is to baffle Lewis and Hathaway with their most challenging investigations yet!”