Is Deceit coming back?

Deceit ended on September 3, 2021, on Channel 4. The series concluded after its first season, which aired from August 13 to September 3, 2021.

Deceit was a drama and crime series that depicted the story of a female undercover officer, codenamed ‘Lizzie James’, who was tasked with becoming sexual bait for a suspected killer. The show explored the intense investigation into the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell, highlighting the pressures faced by those involved in such high-stakes cases.

The series starred Niamh Algar as Sadie Byrne / Lizzie James, with Eddie Marsan playing Paul Britton, and Harry Treadaway as DI Keith Pedder. It received a rating of 7 on TVMaze and had a runtime of 47 minutes per episode.