Is The Forsytes coming back?

Yes — The Forsytes returns in 2026 on 5. The show is a drama series that premiered on October 20, 2025, and is currently ongoing.

The Forsytes chronicles the lives, loves, trials and triumphs of a wealthy late Victorian stockbroking family, whose generations are torn between tradition and self-sacrifice versus personal happiness and the pursuit of love. The series explores how family stability is threatened by two chance encounters involving rival cousins Jolyon and Soames, which throw their previously steady lives into disarray. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it depicts the social and personal upheavals faced by the Forsyte family.

The cast includes Francesca Annis as Ann Forsyte, Stephen Moyer as Jolyon Forsyte Snr., Danny Griffin as Jolyon Forsyte, Tuppence Middleton as Frances Forsyte, Jack Davenport as James Forsyte, Joshua Orpin as Soames Forsyte, Millie Gibson as Irene Heron, and Eleanor Tomlinson as Louisa Byrne. The series holds a rating of 5.9 on TVMaze and has a runtime of approximately 74 minutes per episode.