Is The Long Shadow coming back?

The Long Shadow ended on October 2, 2023, on ITVX. The show concluded its first season with a total of 7 episodes. It is not scheduled to return, as the series has officially ended.

The Long Shadow was a drama and crime series that aired in 2023. It depicted the intense police investigation and the lives affected by the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper. The series focused on the five-year manhunt between October 1975 and January 1981, which involved over a thousand officers and marked a significant change in British police procedures. The show explored the efforts of law enforcement and the impact on victims and their families.

The cast featured Lee Ingleby as DCS Jim Hobson, David Morrissey as DCS George Oldfield, and Toby Jones as DCS Dennis Hoban. Jasmine Lee-Jones played Marcella Claxton, Liz White portrayed PS Meg Winterburn, and Jill Halfpenny appeared as Doreen Hill. The series received a rating of 7.1 on TVMaze and had a runtime of 48 minutes per episode.