Overview

• Bookish is a six-episode mystery series set in 1946 post-war London, blending nostalgic period details with fast-paced detective storytelling.
• Mark Gatiss stars as Gabriel Book, an antiquarian bookshop owner in a lavender marriage to Trottie (Polly Walker) who consults for Scotland Yard on complex cases.
• The first trailer, released on June 23, showcases the show’s stylish visual tone and Book’s motto to “leave nothing out” when examining crimes.
• Beta Film secured distribution agreements covering PBS in the US, Max in Australia, DR, SVT and YLE in Scandinavia, Filmin in Spain and AXN White in Germany.
• U&Alibi will premiere the series this July, with a second six-episode season already greenlit and a Nora-focused spin-off scheduled for the same month.