PATIENCE Crime Drama Series Gets Early Season 2 Premiere at PBS
In the U.S., the first season was one of the most-streamed series on PBS’s digital platforms, PBS Passport, and on demand in 2025.
PBS has shared the Season 2 early streaming premiere of PATIENCE, an adaptation of the popular French series “Astrid.” All eight episodes will be available to stream beginning Sunday, May 31, with PBS Passport and PBS Masterpiece on Prime Video. The series will broadcast Sundays, June 14 - Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS.
Patience presents an authentic neurodivergent perspective, bringing an expanded lens to the crime drama genre. In the U.S., the first season was one of the most-streamed series on PBS’s digital platforms, PBS Passport, and on demand in 2025.
Patience follows Patience Evans (Ella Maisy Purvis, “A Kind of Spark”), an autistic woman who works in the Criminal Records Office in the city of York. In Season 2, Patience is back tackling puzzling crimes when new detective Frankie Monroe (Jessica Hynes, “Miss Austen”) bursts onto the scene.
Their differences spark tension, but they must learn to work as a team as they investigate cases of murder and mystery across the city. Meanwhile, Patience searches for her mother and navigates the ups and downs of new love.
The ensemble cast also features Nathan Welsh (“The Ledge”), Mark Benton (“Anna and the Apocalypse”), Adrian Rawlins (The Harry Potter Franchise), Tom Lewis (“Redeeming Love”), Ali Ariaie (“The Great”), Liza Sadovy (“A Real Pain”), and others.
“Audiences connected with Patience in its first season, and we’re excited to bring the mystery back for another chapter,” said Maria Bruno Ruiz, VP, Program Content Strategy & Scheduling at PBS. “With new cases, new characters, and deeper emotional stakes, Season 2 builds on what viewers loved while expanding the world of the show.”
Patience was adapted by lead writers Amy Shindler and Beth Chalmers, alongside Jacqui Honess-Martin and Rachel Smith, and directed by Maarten Moerkerke alongside Raf Reyntjens. The series is an Eagle Eye Drama title produced in association with Channel 4 for PBS, which is currently averaging 4.2 million viewers per episode in the U.K. and their top drama of the last four years.
The series is also produced in association with Happy Duck Films and Gallop Tax Shelter with the support of Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government. Patience is produced by Jacqueline Clyne and executive produced by Walter Iuzzolino, Jo McGrath, and Alison Kee. Beta Film handles international distribution for Patience, while PBS Distribution handles North American distribution.
Photo Credit: Eagle Eye Drama Limited / Thomas Nolf
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