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Bookish Unveils First Trailer as Gatiss’s Post-War Mystery Secures Global Distribution and Season Two Renewal

Hotly anticipated cozy crime drama Bookish has drawn a raft of international buyers after premiering its trailer at the Italian Global Series Festival.

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Overview

  • Mark Gatiss stars as Gabriel Book, an antiquarian bookseller who consults on police investigations in 1946 post-war London
  • The official trailer highlights Book’s meticulous crime-scene methods and the series’ blend of post-war nostalgia with stylistic flair
  • Bookish will debut tonight at the Italian Global Series Festival in Riccione and Rimini in competition
  • U&Alibi will broadcast the six-episode first season in the UK this July, with PBS in the U.S. and further agreements covering Australia, Scandinavia, Spain, Germany and more
  • Ahead of its broadcast launch, the series has been renewed for a second six-episode season that will continue to spotlight standalone cases