British TV Premieres January 2025: Missing You, Prime Target, Vera and More

Found. As Vera and her team investigate, they discover secrets that run deep and must navigate the complex relationships that surround the victim. As the case unfolds, Vera will confront her own demons and face deadly challenges that threaten to unravel everything she has worked for.

Joining Blethyn in Season 14 are Kenny Doughty (Stella) as DS Aiden Healy, Jon Morrison (High Times) as DC Kenny Lockhart, Riley Jones (Medici) as DC Mark Edwards, and Ibinabo Jack (Tolkien) as DC Jacquelin Williams.
Vera: Season 14 premieres in the US on Thursday, January 2, exclusively on BritBox.

EXCLUSIVE US PREMIERES
Elizabeth is Missing (UK)
Based on the novel by Emma Healey, this feature-length drama stars Glenda Jackson (BBC One’s A Mother’s Son) as Maud, an 80-something woman living with dementia. When her best friend, Elizabeth, goes missing, Maud is convinced something terrible has happened and embarks on her own investigation, raking through her memories and constantly writing herself notes to unravel the mystery. As her grip on reality loosens, Maud’s family becomes increasingly concerned, but she remains focused on finding out what has happened to Elizabeth.
Also featured in the cast is Helen Behan (The Virtues) as Helen, Sophie Rundle (Gentleman Jack) as Sukey, Nell Williams (The Little Stranger) as Young Maud, Liv Hill (Three Girls) as Young Sukey, and Neil Pendleton (Last Tango in Halifax) as President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Elizabeth is Missing, a Masterpiece Film, premieres in the US on Sunday, January 2, exclusively on PBS stations and the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel.

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Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

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NON-PREMIERE PROGRAMS
Dead Still: Series 1 (Ireland)
This charmingly dark Irish period crime drama series follows Brock Blennerhasset (Michael Smiley, Luther), a memorial photographer in 1880s Dublin who tours the wakes of the wealthy, taking photographs of the deceased for their grieving families. When a series of murders outside the studio by a killer who mimics the postures of the dead in Brock’s photographs coincides with the bastard son of a prominent Dublin figure reluctantly joining his business, together they’re compelled to put aside their differences to solve the crime. Dead Still, a Moonscoop and Deadpan Pictures production, is currently streaming on Acorn TV and its digital channels.

That’s a wrap on the US national and exclusive premieres of British, Canadian, and Irish TV shows and streaming titles for the first two days of the new year. Stay tuned for more January premieres and updates throughout the month. Happy New Year!