Will There Be a New Season of 'Guilt'? PBS Confirms The Show's Return

Masterpiece's regular lineup was delayed in 2021 due to ongoing lockdowns and shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic, causing most of the familiar titles fans know and love to debut in the latter half of the year. That left room in spring and summer for a few experimental titles, such as Atlantic Crossing, Us, and Guilt. The first two were stand-alone mini-series, but the third was a bit of an oddity for Masterpiece, a 2019 dark Scottish comedy about a pair of bumbling brothers who accidentally kill a guy while driving at night after drinking and frantically cover it up.

The show's twist ending saw elder brother Max (Mark Bonnar) carted off to jail (not for the crime, but the cover-up, natch). It felt pretty definitive. And yet, there was already confirmed in the U.K. that BBC Scotland commissioned a second season, one that would see the return of Max, but not his softer-hearted brother Jake (Jamie Sives). The second season aired on the BBC just after the first one ended here on PBS in the autumn of 2021. Since then, fans have been wondering if Masterpiece plans to continue showing the series, especially now that 2022 features a crowded lineup, including shows that are back on track and ones that are only just returning after two years.

But Masterpiece has confirmed that Guilt Season 2 is heading to PBS. Furthermore, this is not the end of the series. Season 2's return proved so popular that the BBC has renewed it for a third and final outing, slated for 2023. So what will these new seasons entail? Season 2 will pick up two years later when Max gets out of jail for a solo adventure. As for Season 3, Silves will return as Jamie for one final story, the details of which have not been revealed as yet. The synopsis says, "As they battle threats both old and new, it remains to be seen whether they get the happy ending they crave, or whether life conspires against them one more time."