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BBC Sets December 2026 Return for Strike Series
The BBC has set Strike’s seventh series for December 2026.
The five-part crime mystery stars Tom Burke as private detective Cormoran Strike and Holliday Grainger as his partner, Robin Ellacott.
The series adapts J.K. Rowling’s seventh Cormoran Strike novel, which she published under the pen name Robert Galbraith.
In the new story, a couple hires the detectives to help recover their estranged son, Will.
They want evidence against a religious cult that they say has drawn Will in and taken his trust fund.
The new series continues a franchise with eight published novels, while a ninth is in development.
The BBC has announced the release month, but no more details about what happens after the series airs are given.
The BBC has confirmed that Strike will return for a seventh series, titled Strike: The Running Grave, in December 2026.
The five-part mystery will star Tom Burke as Cormoran Strike and Holliday Grainger as Robin Ellacott.
The series will adapt J.K. Rowling’s seventh Cormoran Strike novel, published under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
The story follows the detectives as they investigate a religious cult after a couple ask for help reconnecting with their estranged son.
- Who
- The BBC, with Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger starring.
- What
- Strike will return for a seventh series, titled Strike: The Running Grave. It will consist of five episodes.
- When
- December 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The series adapts the seventh novel in the Cormoran Strike crime series.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Return date
- December 2026
- Series title
- Strike: The Running Grave
- Episode count
- Five
- Lead actors
- Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger
- Adapted novel
- The seventh Cormoran Strike novel