ITV has given the axe to a popular thriller series, despite telling fans the newest instalment was in the works.
The drama made its debut in 2021 and was originally given the green light by BritBox UK.
The Beast Must Die was a five-part limited series based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Blake.
In the summer of 2021, ITV announced that a second series of the show was in development, titled A Sword In My Bones.
It was set to be based on an original story, created by the series’ original screenwriter Gaby Chiappe.
She also worked on hit series such as Doctors, Vera, EastEnders, Holby City and Casualty.
She also includes a variety of hit British films in her repertoire such as ‘Their Finest’ with Bill Nighy and Gemma Arterton, and ‘Misbehaviour’ with Keira Knightley, Keeley Hawes and Lesley Manville.
The follow-up was originally set to focus on the role of Detective Nigel Strangeways played by Billy Howle.
However, BritBox has since been absorbed into ITV as the commercial network now focuses on ITVX and the BBC sold its share to the channel.
Plans for a follow-up series to The Beast Must Die have now apparently been scrapped.
It was to focus on a mother named Frances Cairnes (Cush Jumbo) who is grieving for her son Martie who tragically died in a hit-and-run car accident.
She learned the police investigation into the fatal incident was dropped, so she takes matters into her own hands.
Frances disguises herself as a fake novelist who is researching a new murder mystery.
This is so she can ingratiate herself into the family of George Rattery (Jared Harris) who she thought was responsible for the accident and therefore the death of her son.
She sets out a plan to kill him, however, she is tracked by detective Nigel Strangeways (Billy Howle).
He suspects the police department he works for covers up George’s involvement in the incident.
