It’s been almost 10 years since Broadchurch wrapped up, running for three seasons between 2013 and 2017. But there’s still public interest in ITV’s seaside crime drama, so does creator Chris Chibnall think there’s scope for a season 4?
Speaking to Radio Times, Chibnall has admitted that he thinks about the potential of another season sometimes. However, overall he thinks it’s a done deal.
“Sometimes you think, occasionally, over the years, you go, ‘Yeah, is there another story there?'” he said.
“But I think you also have to accept when you’ve caught that lightning in a bottle.
“And I think we really did with Broadchurch, especially now, when you look back at the cast for any of those seasons, and the incredible people we had in it, it’s like, you’re never going to replicate that.”
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He continued: “So it’s such a privilege and an honour when a show lands, particularly in that way. But even, I still feel that about Born and Bred, it just landed, and it was a Sunday night fixture for four series.
“And you have to be careful not to then try and over juice it, or think that you know how the audience receives it, or what they want next, all that kind of stuff. You’re always serving at the grace of the audience, and that changes. And so to just do the thing you’ve done isn’t a guarantee of future success.
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“So sometimes it’s just like, ‘It was brilliant that we did that, and we don’t need to try and replicate it, you know, five years down the line.'”
Chibnall’s latest project is the Agatha Christie adaptation Seven Dials, which boasts some familiar faces and premieres on Netflix in just a few days’ time.
Broadchurch can be streamed on ITVX and Netflix.
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