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“A town wrapped in secrets.”
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Seasons
3
Episodes
24
8 episodes
8 episodes
8 episodes

When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy's family into further turmoil and upends the lives of all of the town's residents.


Reverend Paul Coates
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.