Richard Armitage and Annabel Scholey will lead the cast of new ITV drama series, Winter.

The six-part drama follows Dr Ethan Winter, one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation. He possesses an extraordinary analytical mind, capable of impeccable deductive reasoning which perfectly complements DI Lauren Bell (Scholey), a meticulous, no-nonsense detective who is as driven as Winter when working on a case.  

Together they make a formidable team, as Winter’s genius and insight into the victims is invaluable to Bell and her murder squad detectives.

Speaking about the project, Armitage said: “The team behind Winter are second to none and the ambition of David Allison’s scripts is very exciting and will attempt to shake up the genre that we’ve grown to love. Ethan Winter is a compelling character treading the line between diligent professional and reckless maverick. He has a painful secret and a fatalistic self-destruct button over which his finger constantly hovers.”

Filming will begin in early 2026. The series will be broadcast and streamed in the US by PBS MASTERPIECE.