'Beyond Paradise' Season 2 Starts Filming with Holiday Special

Co-commissioned by the BBC and BritBox International, Beyond Paradise is the second super successful spinoff of a long-running, already-popular mystery brand, Death In Paradise. The first success story, Sister Boniface Mysteries (a spinoff of Father Brown), recently announced filming had commenced on Season 3. Now filming has also commenced on Beyond Paradise’s second season, kicking off with the show’s first holiday-timed Christmas special.

The series premiere of Beyond Paradise launched simultaneously on both sides of the pond, a rare event usually reserved for Doctor Who-level series. However, the marketing ploy brought massive attention to the new series, starring one of Death in Paradise’s favorite of its rotating police chief lineup, DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall), and the love of his life Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton). Beyond Paradise Season 1 became the UK’s most successful new drama launch in the first half of 2023, averaging 8 million viewers.

Like most streaming services, BritBox does not disclose viewership stats; however, considering how quickly and enthusiastically the studio embraced the series and a co-commission of Season 2, the series likely did well with American audiences. The Christmas special will pick up directly after Season 1 left off, with Humphrey and Martha figuring out their next steps following their make-or-break trip to Saint Marie at the end of the first season.