The Killing appears only as a reference point in a broader autumn preview, not as a title with its own verified update. The usable news is elsewhere: This City is Ours series 2 and Blue Lights series 4 are both set for autumn on One and iPlayer.
7 crime dramas are being lined up across ITV, Netflix, and other services, and the piece uses Happy Valley as the benchmark for the conversation. That framing matters because it tells viewers the pitch is competition, not one-off scheduling.
Sean Bean in This City
Sean Bean is named in This City is Ours, where he plays Liverpool crime boss Ronnie Phelan in series 1. The same cast list also includes Jack McMullen, James Nelson-Joyce, Shaun Evans and Álvaro Morte, which keeps the series anchored in a recognisable ensemble as the follow-up arrives in autumn.
This City is Ours was described as one of last year’s best crime dramas, and series 2 is now part of the autumn slate. For viewers, that means the show has already done the hard work of establishing its world before the new run lands on One and iPlayer.
Blue Lights and Monster dates
Blue Lights series 4 is also due this autumn on One and iPlayer, with Siân Brooke, Nathan Braniff and Katherine Devlin among the names attached. On Netflix, Monster series 4 is scheduled for Thursday 17th September and adds Ella Beatty and Vicky Krieps to the seasonal mix.
Friday 30th October brings Nocturne to Apple TV, with Stephen Graham and Liev Schreiber on the cast list. The preview also points to a Ritchie spin-off, but the supplied text cuts off before finishing that section, so the practical takeaway is simple: the autumn slate is already crowded, and the headline title has no stand-alone fact attached to it here.
Ritchie spin-off cut-off
The source stops mid-sentence during the Ritchie spin-off, which leaves the preview incomplete even as it tries to cover 7 dramas. That unfinished line is the real editorial signal: the article is designed as a sampler, and the only clean reading is to treat The Killing as a label in the roundup rather than a separate news item.
