How many episodes are in Blue Lights?

Blue Lights has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does Blue Lights premiere?

Blue Lights premieres on 2026-11-12.

Is Blue Lights a new series?

Blue Lights is a returning series (Season 4).

Blue Lights(2023)

Also known as Синие огни

Upcoming · BBC One

8.26 eps

S04

CrimeDramaThriller

ON AIR: NOV 12Season 4

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Blue Lights builds its fast, tense police drama out of messy street-level calls: domestic disputes, stabbings, chases and drug-fuelled flare-ups. Individual emergencies give each episode an immediate pulse, while corruption, informants and old paramilitary ties develop across the season. Violence can be harrowing, and danger follows officers beyond their shifts, when the uniform still makes them a target.

Warm, dry banter offers some relief between Belfast call-outs, but the relationships carry pressures of their own. New recruits depend on colleagues already worn down by the job, and loyalty to the force can clash with loyalty to the neighbourhood they come from. Their reliance on one another gives the drama warmth without softening its emotionally raw tone.

Best for

rookie cop drama, street-level crime and Crime

Story lane

Crime and Drama

Commitment

Season 4 · 6 episodes

Where

BBC One

Official Premise

Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.

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Why this pick

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