BBC Renews Sherwood

The drama Sherwood, written and created by James Graham (Dear England, Quiz), has been ordered for a third season for BBC iPlayer and BBC One.

Made by House Productions (Conclave, The Good Mothers), Sherwood recently wrapped its second season on the BBC. Episode one of the new season has been watched by more than 6.5 million viewers so far. Season two has also led to a resurgence in viewing for Sherwood’s first run on BBC iPlayer, with over 7.2 million streams for season one episodes since the start of August alone.

Sherwood series three will once again be written by the BAFTA award-winning Graham, who will again be an executive producer alongside Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross and Harriet Spencer for House Productions and Jo McClellan for the BBC.

Graham said: “It continues to be the greatest privilege to tell stories set in and inspired by the history of my home county of Nottinghamshire. Having a returning series on the BBC is pretty much every British writer’s dream, and I’m incredibly grateful for the continued passion that Lindsay, Charlotte and Jo have for Sherwood—and to everyone at House Productions, the most supportive producers you can have. My biggest appreciation, though, goes to our audiences, and I’m determined to deliver for them in a series three, which will be a new set of stories and the continuation—and completion—of some strands I’ve been dreaming of for some time.”

Howell and Spencer, executive producers for House Productions, added: “The love that the second series of Sherwood has garnered has been incredible to witness, and so we are thrilled that the BBC is once again backing this very special drama for a third run and giving us all the opportunity to bring more rich stories from the Nottinghamshire community that has been such an integral part of James’s life. We are looking forward to further exploring the brilliantly complex world of Sherwood and unearthing some more of the many secrets which are harbored in and amongst its characters. James has a lot of very exciting storylines planned so fans will need to be prepared for some more heart-wrenching, jaw-dropping and shocking twists.”

Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, said: “Sherwood has quickly established itself as one of the all-time great television dramas, with its impeccable mix of characters, story and themes that have gripped and resonated with millions of viewers across the U.K. We’re so pleased to be working with James Graham and the team to bring his exciting plans for Sherwood’s third chapter to the BBC.”