Overview
- The Split Up premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, September 20, 2026, as a six‑episode legal drama spin‑off.
- The story follows Kishan Law, a British South Asian family law firm in Manchester, as Aria Kishan prepares to take leadership from her father while the family copes with bereavement.
- Ritu Arya stars as Aria and Sanjeev Bhaskar plays her father Dhruv, with writer‑creator Ursula Rani Sarma leading the series and Abi Morgan credited as an executive producer.
- Sarma has said she hopes for at least three seasons and the team has not ruled out a crossover or cameo by Nicola Walker’s Hannah Defoe, though any renewal or appearance would depend on BBC commissioning and audience response.
- The Split Up continues the world built by The Split while shifting focus to South Asian family dynamics in Manchester, and coverage notes conflicting reports about when The Split originally ended (sources cite 2022 versus 2024).