Amazon has announced that it has commissioned two more season of the hit British drama Ripper Street, with filming on series four and series five set to commence immediately.
“When it comes to great British drama it really doesn’t get better than Ripper Street, which has already been a huge hit with customers and critics alike.” said Jay Marine, Vice President Amazon Instant Video EU. “We’re excited to add to our premium original TV line-up with the production of a further two series of this hit show exclusively for our UK Prime customers. With two Golden Globes under our belt already this year for Amazon Original Series Transparent, we want to cement our position as the home for the best TV in the business.”
Ripper Street writer and creator Richard Warlow said: “It is a great privilege to be asked to continue this journey through Victorian Whitechapel. I had always hoped that Ripper Street would live to follow the world of ‘H’ Division right through to the end of the Victorian age itself; so with many great thanks to Amazon, and all those viewers who have taken Ripper Street to their hearts, it’s a delight to have now been given that very opportunity.”
“We love making this show,” adds Tiger Aspect’s Head of Drama Will Gould. “The cast, the crew, the writers – it’s an absolute honour to get to work with these people. To get to work with them some more – this is a very good day. Thanks to all our partners who have got us this far – to Amazon, the BBC, BBC America and BBC Worldwide. Back to the bloody streets of Whitechapel we go.”
Amazon picked up Ripper Street following its cancellation in 2014, and the third series has been a huge success, attracting larger viewing audiences than some of the biggest US shows on the service including Constantine, The Walking Dead and Vikings.
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Originally published May 13, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
