How many episodes are in Winter?

Winter has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does Winter premiere?

Winter premieres on 2026-09-30.

Is Winter a new series?

Winter is a new series (Season 1).

NEW

Winter(2026)

Archived · ITVX

6 eps

S01

DramaCrime

ON AIR: SEP 30Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Winter pairs forensic deduction with the practical demands of a murder investigation. Dr Ethan Winter’s precise reasoning and insight into victims complement DI Lauren Bell’s meticulous, no-nonsense approach, giving the casework two distinct perspectives. Their shared drive makes this a crime drama about colleagues working through murder puzzles, with analytical detail doing as much work as detective persistence.

An unsolved death close to Winter cuts across that professional precision. His unofficial search for the murderer continues beneath the homicide cases, creating an ongoing personal thread rather than leaving each investigation neatly contained. He is helping Bell’s team pursue justice while hiding a pursuit of his own, and exposure could damage both his credibility and his career. That contrast gives his brilliance a vulnerable edge.

Best for

forensic mysteries, methodical investigations and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Crime

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

ITVX

Official Premise

Dr Ethan Winter is one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation. He possesses an extraordinary analytical mind, capable of impeccable deductive reasoning which perfectly complements DI Lauren Bell, a meticulous, no-nonsense detective who is as driven as Winter when working on a case. Together they make a formidable team, as Winter's genius and insight into the victims is invaluable to Bell and her murder squad detectives.Yet Winter is harbouring a secret. The unsolved murder of someone close to him still haunts his every move, and he's intent on unofficially investigating the death to bring the murderer to justice.

Watch Next If This Is Your Lane

Start with the closest match, then check out two more shows with a similar feel, pace, mood, or theme.

Cooper & Fry

5 • Sep 10, 2026

CrimeDrama

DC Ben Cooper, an affable local, is thrown together with guarded newcomer DC Diane Fry, to investigate a string of mysterious deaths.

View show

Strongest Match

Winter’s appeal comes from watching sharp professionals solve murders while their working relationship adds friction and warmth. Cooper & Fry brings that same pleasure through two detectives with clashing temperaments, whose uneasy teamwork shapes each case; Winter’s pathologist and driven detective make a more focused, methodical partnership.

Grace

ITVX • Mar 29, 2026

DramaCrime

Dead Simple, opens with Grace running inquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little or no prospect of success. He's fixated by the disappearance of his wife, Sandy, which haunts his thoughts. His unorthodox police methods have come under scrutiny once again, and Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most. With so much at stake, his colleague Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson knows he has more to give and asks him for help with a case. When a stag night prank appears to go wrong and the groom goes missing, Branson calls on Grace to unravel events that led to the mysterious disappearance of a successful property developer with everything to live for. Is this a case of stag night shenanigans gone wrong or something more sinister?

View show

Why this pick

Winter and Grace both make crime-solving compelling through a methodical detective at work and a private loss that keeps intruding. Winter’s secret hunt for someone close to him runs beneath the homicide cases, while Grace’s detective carries the unresolved disappearance of his wife; Grace takes a slower, more haunted path.

The Dark

ITVX • Jul 12, 2026

CrimeThriller

When the body of a young man is found eerily staged in the idyllic Scottish wilderness, detective Monica Kennedy fears this is just the beginning of a terrifying campaign that will strike the heart of a rural community.As paranoia rises, suspicions and secrets are forced into the light, and the locals start to realise that there is a serial killer hidden amongst them. With her experience of dealing with the darkest of humanity Monica Kennedy quickly becomes entangled in a heightened game of cat and mouse with a cunning killer. Only she can stop this monster before he claims any more victims.But when her own history creeps up on her, she begins to lose trust in her own judgement. Will it be her own actions that are the biggest risk to herself and her family?

View show

Why this pick

Winter’s cases have extra tension because his professional skill sits beside a secret that could damage his career. The Dark brings a similarly compromised investigator into cold Scottish crime, where a detective’s troubled past and family secrets deepen the danger as a killer closes in; its rural setting feels darker and more claustrophobic.

Want the bigger picture?

Get recommendations from a show you love See 3 more shows like Winter

More Discovery Paths

All September 2026 Premieres Browse Archive