{"id":50036,"date":"2024-04-22T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2028931"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:32:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:32:16","slug":"return-to-paradise-release-date-speculation-and-cast-for-death-in-paradise-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/return-to-paradise-release-date-speculation-and-cast-for-death-in-paradise-spin-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Paradise: Release date speculation and cast for Death in Paradise spin-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Death in Paradise franchise is going Down Under. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 22 April 2024 at 11:59 AM<\/p>

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Death in Paradise fans, it\u2019s time to get excited for a brand new spin-off series<\/a> and this time round, we\u2019re venturing even further afield than Saint Marie and Shipton Abbott.<\/p>\n

Return to Paradise will be unfolding in Australia in the fictional town of Dolphin Cove, where we\u2019re set to follow the franchise\u2019s first female lead detective, DI Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson).<\/p>\n

While Death in Paradise<\/a> has now reached its season 13 end with a new detective<\/a> on its horizons, and Beyond Paradise<\/a> continues to pull in viewers with its mysteries, this new series<\/a> will follow an entirely new cast in a new setting with some new crimes ahead of us.<\/p>\n

With a first-look image of Samson\u2019s Mackenzie Clarke having now been revealed, fans are growing even more excited for the new series, which will be landing on our screens this year.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about Return to Paradise, including who is confirmed to star alongside Anna Samson.<\/p>\n

Return to Paradise release date speculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While the BBC haven\u2019t confirmed an exact release date for Return to Paradise just yet, we do know that the series will be premiering sometime this year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Filming has now kicked off on the series and will continue across various locations throughout Sydney and the stunning Illawarra coastal region.<\/p>\n

The series will consist of six episodes and will air in the UK on BBC One and iPlayer, and then on ABC and ABC iview in Australia later this year.<\/p>\n

Return to Paradise cast: Who\u2019s set to star in Death in Paradise spin-off?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Tai Hara will star in Return to Paradise.<\/span><\/figcaption> Don Arnold\/Getty Images for Picture Works Australia<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

It wouldn\u2019t quite be a Death in Paradise series without a lead detective thrust into a sunnier climate slightly<\/em> against their will now, would it?<\/p>\n

Well, the new series marks the first female lead detective for the \u2018Paraverse\u2019, with Anna Samson leading the cast as DI Mackenzie Clarke. Samson is joined by Tai Hara (Home and Away) as Mackenzie\u2019s ex-fianc\u00e9e Glenn, who Mackenzie awkwardly left at the altar.<\/p>\n

The rest of the cast includes Lloyd Griffith (Ted Lasso<\/a>), Catherine McClements (Total Control), Celia Ireland (Wentworth), Andrea Demetriades (Mother and Son) and Aaron McGrath (Gold Diggers).<\/p>\n

Of course, there will be plenty of guest stars to look forward to, we\u2019re sure, as Mackenzie gets underway with investigating crimes in Dolphin Cove.<\/p>\n

The confirmed cast list for Return to Paradise<\/strong> is as follows:<\/p>\n