PBS Showcases Upcoming Prime-Time Schedule

ARLINGTON: PBS's winter/spring season will include an expanded Sunday night drama lineup in 2015 with 20 new Masterpiece hours, including Grantchester, Wolf Hall, Poldark, Indian Summers and a new season of Mr Selfridge.

Sunday night drama in 2015 on PBS will include season five of Downton Abbey, beginning January 4. Grantchester debuts January 18, with Wolf Hall coming to the channel April 5. Mr Selfridge returns March 20 and Call the Midwife March 29. Poldark and Indian Summers will come to PBS later in the year. The summer will see PBS air season two of Vicious.

On the factual front, meanwhile, highlights include the five-part First Peoples and Rory Kennedy's Last Days of Vietnam in April. As part of the Think Wednesday science and nature night, PBS will premiere Earth A New Wild on February 4. Ken Burns is exec producing Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, launching March 3.

"Our diverse schedule includes everything from award-wining documentaries to fascinating science shows to ovation-worthy arts performances," said Beth Hoppe, PBS' chief programming executive and general manager of general audience programming. "More than ever before, I can say that this winter/spring season, there's something exceptional on PBS every night of the week. What's more, the expansion of Sunday night drama gives our audience more of what they are looking for—thrilling, gorgeous, quality storytelling. PBS offers the very best content on television and across digital platforms."