PBS Confirms 'Victoria' Season 2 Will Air in January 2018

It’s official: The highly-anticipated second season of popular period drama Victoria will premiere in January 2018 on Masterpiece.

Victoria’s first season was quite a success here in the U.S., clocking in at over 16.2 million viewers. That’s the second highest-rated PBS drama in 20 years – second, of course, only to the mega-popular Downton Abbey. So it probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that Victoria is getting the exact same scheduling treatment Downton did.

The second season of the period drama will air in the UK sometime this Fall, and will come to America in January of 2018. No firm date has yet been set, and we probably all already guessed this as a likely airing window already. But at least we have some official confirmation. Progress!

A new image from the upcoming season was also released, featuring co-stars Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes as the young royal couple. It’s basically just a shot of Victoria and Albert applauding something in what looks like a drawing room, so it’s not exactly giving away a whole lot of plot. But, as usual, Victoria’s dress looks fabulous.