TVLine Items: Shetland Season 8 Date, Julia Trailer, Guest List Series and More

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Season 8 of the BBC One crime drama Shetland will premiere Stateside Wednesday, Nov. 29 on BritBox, TVLine has learned

For the new, six-episode season, series vet Douglas Henshall (who played Detective Jimmy Perez) after seven years has passed the baton to Ashley Jensen (Agatha Raisin), who now headlines as DI Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the isles after 20 years working in London.

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Across the pond, Shetland’s eighth “series” will debut Wednesday, Nov. 1 on BBC One and iPlayer.

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