when is the new season of shetland coming out

The new season of Shetland is currently being filmed, and the BBC says the six-part series is in production “over the coming months,” so the exact release date has not been announced yet.

What’s known

• Filming for the next series began in April 2026.
• The BBC has confirmed it will be a six-part season.
• Coverage from April 2026 suggests the show is still in production, which usually means a release is still months away.

Best estimate

• Based on the current filming timeline, a late 2026 debut looks most likely, but that is still an estimate rather than an official date.
• Nothing in the reports I found gives a confirmed premiere day yet.

Where it will air

• Past and current coverage points to BBC One and BBC iPlayer as the home for the series.

TL;DR: no official air date yet, but the new season is in filming now and a late-2026 release is the most plausible expectation.