The Forsytes: Everything We Know Right Now

 

If you can’t get enough of period dramas and are smitten by shows like The Gilded Age and Downton Abbey, behold The Forsytes, future-you’s new favorite family saga, rich with desire, ambition and betrayal, coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS in 2026! Watch the trailer and find out all about The Forsytes—a show so hotly anticipated that a second season has already been commissioned!


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    What is The Forsytes?

    Money and society dictate the rules in rapidly-changing Victorian London, where four generations of the wealthy Forsyte family of stockbrokers navigate high-risk investments and the even higher expectations of making the right marital match. In this reimagining of John Galsworthy’s Forsyte novels, desire, ambition, and betrayal all boil down to the eternal dilemma: should one be ruled by the head or the heart?

    With sumptuous period costumes and a lavish set, The Forsytes will bring you into their family of rivals and lovers, sons and wives, artists and tycoons, and leave you wanting more!

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    Who’s in The Forsytes Cast?

    The Forsytes’ sweeping and stellar cast features Francesca Annis (Flesh and Blood) as formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann, with Stephen Moyer (Sexy Beast, True Blood) as eldest son Jolyon Senior, head of the family stockbroking firm Forsyte & Co. Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga) plays his bohemian son Jo, Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey: A New Era, Sense8) is Jo’s queen of high society wife, Frances, and Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark, One Day) plays Louisa Byrne, a Soho dressmaker and Jo’s first love.

    Jack Davenport (The Morning Show, Breathless) plays Ann’s ambitious younger son James, with Joshua Orpin (Titans, I Know What You Did Last Summer) as James’ shrewd and sometimes ruthless son Soames. Millie Gibson (Doctor Who) plays ballet dancer and Soames’ love interest, Irene. Tom Durant Pritchard (Miss Scarlet, This Is Going to Hurt) plays the comically indolent, social climbing son-in-law, Monty Dartie.

    Jamie Flatters (Avatar: The Way of Water) is architect Philip Bosinney, Josette Simon (Anatomy of a Scandal) is the influential heiress Mrs. Ellen Parker Barrington, and Owen Igiehon (Disclaimer) plays lawyer Isaac Cole.

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    When Will The Forsytes Premiere on MASTERPIECE on PBS?

    The Forsytes’ six episodes, all penned by acclaimed Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, will air in 2026 on MASTERPIECE on PBS. Be among the first to know The Forsytes’ premiere date as the news breaks by subscribing to MASTERPIECE’s email newsletter!

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    Will There Be a Season 2 of The Forsytes?

    The Forsytes Season 2 is already in the works and will air on MASTERPIECE on PBS. Filming for the second season is currently underway in Bristol in the UK. Joining the series for Season 2 are Richard Rankin (Outlander), Sarah Alexander (Pennyworth) and Nia Ashi (Bob Marley: One Love).

     

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    The Forsytes Cast Images

    Get a first look at the cast and characters whose drama will soon sweep you away.

     

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    Watch The Forsytes Official Trailer

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