TV fans – and anyone else who, like us, thinks it's currently far too cold for evening plans – will be pleased to know there is a host of exciting new dramas coming to ITV over the next few months. 

After a stellar last year with hits like I Fought the Law and Playing Nice, the channel's upped its game again, with stars including Michelle Keegan and David Morrissey making their return. Keep reading for all the programmes we're already excited about, and when we can expect them to drop. 

Release date: Sunday 8th February

Shaun Evans leads this tense espionage thriller set in the shadowy world of MI5, which follows mid-career intelligence officer John Hughes. Hughes' off-the-books meeting with a British-Iranian informant claiming knowledge of an imminent terror plot spirals into chaos — leaving him under internal investigation and fighting to clear his name. As suspicion mounts and his marriage to Claire (Romola Garai) strains under the weight of secrecy, John refuses to let the case go, and forms an uneasy alliance with replacement operative Mehreen Askari-Evans (Zahra Ahmadi) while growing convinced the threat may be closer to home than anyone realises. Fans of Slow Horses, mark your diaries.

Release date: Spring 2026

From Left Bank Pictures – the team behind The Crown – comes this gripping true-crime drama inspired by the extraordinary rise and fall of Jane Andrews, the working-class young woman who shocked friends and family by landing a job as the Duchess of York’s dresser at Buckingham Palace. Mia McKenna-Bruce stars as Andrews, who moves among Britain’s highest circles before losing her role after nine years – and, still reeling, plunges into a romance with charismatic businessman Thomas Cressman (Ed Speleers) that quickly begins to fracture, with, to put it mildly, disastrous consequences. Game of Thrones’ Natalie Dormer appears as Sarah Ferguson, alongside a stellar supporting cast including Laura Aikman (This City is Ours) and Claire Skinner (Outnumbered).

Release date: Spring 2026

David Morrissey leads this chilling psychological thriller about a prestigious private school on the outskirts of Bristol. He plays respected headmaster Michael Polly, a man who prides himself on order and control – until his wife Sarah disappears and he becomes the prime suspect. Enter gutsy detective Annie Cassidy (Eve Myles), who begins a tense game of cat and mouse as she chips away at his composed exterior. As suspicion deepens and their daughter Alana (Emma Appleton), a teacher at the school, is pulled into the fallout, long-buried secrets begin to surface. Dark and atmospheric, it’ll keep you guessing until the final scene.

Release date: Autumn 2026

A brutal murder rocks the quiet town of Wakestead in this tense drama starring fan favourite Michelle Keegan as DI Emma Crane. What begins as a seemingly straightforward case with a clear suspect in sight soon fractures when a new lead casts doubt on everything Emma and her colleague DI Tom Radley (Douglas Booth) think they know. Soon uncomfortable truths surface, as the investigation exposes institutional failings and forces Emma into an agonising position where professional duty collides with personal loyalty. With producers who’ve worked on smash hits like Fool Me Once and Missing You, we’ve no doubt The Blame will be full of clever red herrings and satisfying twists.

Release date: Autumn 2026

Luke Evans stars in this glossy political drama, adapted from the bestselling novel by Elizabeth Day. Journalist Martin Gilmour has had a lifelong friendship with charismatic Conservative politician Ben Fitzmaurice (Tom Cullen), but that begins to fracture over the course of one explosive night. Raised by his working-class mother (Joanna Scanlan), Martin first met wealthy, magnetic Ben at an elite boarding school, forging a bond that would shape the next three decades of his life. But when Martin is invited to Ben’s lavish birthday party at the Fitzmaurice family’s country estate – just as rumours swirl about Ben’s leadership ambitions – long-buried secrets threaten to surface with devastating consequences.

Release date: Autumn 2026

This slick espionage thriller features Gemma Arterton as Kate Henderson, a senior MI6 officer whose seemingly ordinary life as a civil servant, wife and mother masks her role as head of the Russia Desk. When a covert operation suggests a prominent British politician may in fact be a Russian puppet, Kate is drawn into a high-stakes race to uncover the truth – just as a brutal murder throws her team into the spotlight. With suspicion mounting and political tensions simmering, she must navigate the terrifying world of foreign interference and shifting loyalties while keeping her family safe from the fallout.

Release date: Autumn 2026

Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai lead this provocative new drama from BAFTA-award winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, charting the fallout of a passionate affair that threatens to implode two families. Cooper plays Tom Kirkman, whose teenage daughter Jess is swept up in an all-consuming first love with classmate Ollie. But when Tom unexpectedly meets Ollie’s mother, Beth (Garai), sparks begin to fly. As desire blurs boundaries and secrecy tightens its grip, what starts as a reckless connection spirals into something far more dangerous. Will Tom and Beth be able to contain their emotions, or end up the same as their lovestruck teenagers?

Release date: Autumn 2026

Daniel Mays takes on the unenviable role of convicted sex offender John Worboys in this powerful true-life drama focusing on the women who fought to expose him, and the system that failed them. Aimée-Ffion Edwards, Miriam Petche and Aasiya Shah play three of Worboys’ victims, who were assaulted after he drugged them while working as a licensed London taxi driver. The series charts not only their harrowing experiences, but the Metropolitan Police’s mishandling of their early complaints, which left them feeling dismissed and disbelieved while Worboys continued to offend. As the women join forces with solicitor Harriet Wistrich to take legal action under the Human Rights Act, Believe Me becomes a gripping account of their resilience and determination to get the justice they deserved.