- (Laura, VP of Operations) I love a crime drama – and I especially love a crime drama that’s filmed somewhere moody. I want peak drama, and I want it with rolling hills and sharp cliffs and a fair amount of drizzle. Luckily there are a fair amount of series that can give me that vibe, and one of my favorites is Shetland. If you’ve been looking for a new show, let me make a case for Shetland! There are ten seasons for you to put in your queue, so many hours to enjoy – none of this limited series nonsense where you only get 8 episodes. With Shetland, you can really jump in and get cozy with the DIs, DSs, and DCs. DI Jimmy Perez leads the team Season 1 - 7, and then DI Ruth Calder takes over in Season 8. Along with Tosh (we love you Tosh!) and Sandy, the crimes get solved over the course of a season – and they’re twisty without being completely unbelievable, and they’re dark without being so bleak you have to recover watch something after. Now let’s talk location. Prior to watching Shetland, I was totally unfamiliar with the Shetland Islands - but dang, they’re beautiful! The beaches and cliffs are breathtaking, the towns are super charming, and every time I watch an episode, I torture myself with googling just how long it would take me to get there from Texas. Not in the cards at the moment – so I’ll just keep watching Shetland! And you should too!
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Shetland has 10 seasons.
Shetland has 56 episodes.
The key characters in Shetland are DI Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh (Alison O'Donnell), DC Sandy Wilson (Steven Robertson), Sgt Billy McCabe (Lewis Howden).
Shetland was directed by Max Myers, Jan Matthys, Lee Haven Jones, Siri Rødnes, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Ruth Carney, Andy Newbery, Peter Hoar, John McKay, Ruth Paxton, Stewart Svaasand, David Moore, Giulia Gandini.
Shetland was produced by Sue de Beauvoir, Louise V. Say, Peter Gallagher.
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.
Shetland is rated TV-PG.
Shetland is a Crime, Drama, Mystery show.
Shetland has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Shetland episodes are 60m long.
There is no information yet from the studio on if there will be another season.