Aria Kishan is split up between duty and desire. The six-episode The Split Up begins on iPlayer and One from Sunday 20 September, putting her at the centre of a Manchester family law firm with too much at stake to keep separate for long.
Kishan Law is the go to firm for a wide cross section of Manchester’s elite, and Aria is poised to take the mantle from her father Dhruv. That setup gives the new series a clean business engine: succession, reputation and family loyalty all moving at once.
Dhruv, Aria and Neal
Dhruv has begun to wonder if Aria can or should take on the responsibility single handedly after the death of Raina six months prior. Neal emerges as the steadier and safer option to lead alongside Aria, which puts the relationship on the same timeline as the firm’s future.
Aria’s former flame moves to Manchester, and that arrival pushes the story beyond a simple inheritance dispute. The series is built around whether she can choose the steadier path with Neal while the family business asks for a different kind of loyalty.
Maya and Kav return
Maya left the firm to become a stay-at-home mum ten years previously, and she is about to make a return to the firm. Alongside Kav, she pulls the drama into the practical side of family law, where each episode brings a story of the week and another angle on the job.
That structure matters because The Split Up is not just reopening the world of The Split; it is widening it. The original had three seasons and a two-part special, but this run gives the new family room to build its own rhythm rather than live on old goodwill.
The Kishan family secret
A long-buried family secret threatens everything the firm and their family stand for. For Aria, that turns the show into a test of whether leadership, marriage and professional reputation can survive the same pressure at once.
The smartest move for viewers is simple: treat Sunday 20 September as the starting point for a new branch of The Split for, not a replay of the old one. If the series delivers on its setup, the real question is whether Aria and Neal’s wedding can survive the former flame, the family secret and the fight over who should lead Kishan Law.
