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Fans of period dramas are in for a treat, as the critically acclaimed TV show The Hardacres is all set to premiere on BritBox in the US on September 10, 2025. The series is set in Yorkshire in the 1890s and tells the story of a working-class family’s journey to wealth.

Thus, here’s all that you need to know and make up your mind on when and where to watch this upcoming feel-good drama series as soon as it’s released.

The Hardacres Episode 1: When Will It Release? A still from The Hardacres | Credits: BritBox and Channel 5

Described as ‘a straightforward rags-to-riches drama’ (via British TV), The Hardacres...

BritBox has acquired North American streaming rights to “The Hardacres,” the period drama that became U.K. broadcaster Channel 5’s best new weekly drama launch when it premiered in October 2024.

Banijay Rights negotiated the deal for both seasons one and two of the Playground-produced series, with season one set to bow Sept. 10 in the U.S. and Canada. Matt Creasey, executive VP sales, acquisitions and coproductions at Banijay Rights, handled negotiations.

The series follows the working-class Hardacre clan as they transition from a grimy fish dock to a vast Yorkshire country estate in the 1890s. Channel 5 renewed the show for a second season last month, which will chronicle the family’s efforts to reshape their new world from Hardacre Hall.

“‘The Hardacres’ is a sweeping rags to riches family saga that has proved a huge hit with international buyers and audiences alike,” said Creasey. “We are sure BritBox’s U.

In the coastal Victorian fishing village of Yorkshire, we’re introduced to the Hardacre family, a tight-knit working-class clan. Easy-going Sam (Liam McMahon) and his eldest son, Joe (Adam Little), work as dockers, while fiery wife Mary (Claire Cooper), rebellious daughter Liza (Shannon Lavelle), and formidable mother-in-law, Ma (Julie Graham), are fish gutties. Their youngest, Harry […]

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