A sleepy village. A trail of bizarre murders. And one very grumpy detective who just wants to retire.

BBC’s hotly anticipated new series Death Valley is set to premiere on May 17, and early buzz suggests it’s going to be one of the most entertaining crime dramas of the year.

The show follows a veteran detective (played by the legendary Timothy Spall) who is reluctantly pulled out of semi-retirement when a string of increasingly strange murders rocks a quiet rural community. With a brilliant but eccentric new partner by his side, the pair must navigate eccentric locals, dark secrets, and a killer with a very twisted sense of humor.

The highly anticipated second series of the BBC’s hit comedy-crime drama Death Valley is officially set to premiere on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 8:15 pm on BBC One. Following a record-breaking first season that launched in 2025 as the broadcaster’s biggest comedy debut in five years, the new series returns with six 45-minute episodes