With Death in Paradise still captivating millions of viewers with each new episode, and spin-off show Beyond Paradise proving to be a huge success in its own right, it was only a matter of time before another spin-off came along.

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Enter Return to Paradise, a new series in the franchise set in Australia, which has been produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia with Red Planet Pictures for ABC in association with the BBC.

Filmed in various locations across Sydney and the Illawarra coastal region, the series will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year, while it is coming to ABC in Australia from Sunday 8th September.

With that release date just around the corner, a first-look trailer has now been released, which sees the show's lead detective, Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson), getting a frosty reception on returning home to Australia, after she left her fiancée at the altar years ago.

As she is drafted in to lead the local police force, we get our first glimpses of her team, as well as some of the cases they'll be looking to crack throughout the season.

You can watch the trailer right here now.

Alongside Samson, the series also stars Lloyd Griffith (Ted Lasso), Tai Hara (Colin From Accounts), Catherine McClements (Total Control), Celia Ireland (Wentworth Prison), Andrea Demetriades (The Artful Dodger) and Aaron McGrath (Preppers).

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Return to Paradise arrives as viewers wait for this year's Death in Paradise and Beyond Paradise Christmas specials, before new seasons of both air in the new year.

Death in Paradise will be getting a new detective when it returns, with Don Gilet playing the new character of Detective Inspector Mervin Wilson, following Ralf Little's departure.

He will be the show's fifth lead detective, after Ben Miller, Kris Marshall (who now leads Beyond Paradise), Ardal O'Hanlon and Little.

Return to Paradise will air on BBC One and iPlayer.

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James HibbsDrama Writer

James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.

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