Overview
- Carlyle joins returning stars Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar for the new run on BBC One and BBC iPlayer next year.
- DC Shaun Massie is described as a Specialist Rifle Officer and veteran marksman whose outlook shifts after his commanding officer, DI Dominic Gough, faces sexual predator allegations.
- The series will shoot in Belfast this spring with support from Northern Ireland Screen, and World Productions will handle international distribution as part of ITV Studios.
- Creator Jed Mercurio has written the season and will direct episodes 4–6, with Jennie Darnell directing the first three; Ken Horn serves as producer and executive producers include Mercurio, Simon Heath and Nick Lambon.
- The storyline picks up with AC-12 disbanded and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards, setting up what is billed as the team’s most sensitive case yet, with some outlets reporting—but not confirming—a revisit of the 'H' arc.