Trial By Jury: Murder in Shetland: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Trial By Jury: Murder in Shetland (2026): Crime. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
When 24-year-old Canadian Claire Leveque travelled to Scotland's remote Shetland Islands to be with her boyfriend, she believed she was beginning an exciting adventure, but within months she was dead. This programme take viewers inside the courtroom, follows the eight-day murder trial of Aren Pearson that laid bare the final moments of Claire's life in February 2024. Through testimony, archive and intimate family access, this is a gripping account of love, control and isolation.
Series details
- Title: Trial By Jury: Murder in Shetland
- Format: Documentary
- Language: English
- Genres: Crime
- Premiere date: 2026-04-27
- Status in TVmaze: Running
- Network listed by TVmaze: 5
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 91490
- TVDB ID: 477060
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2026-04-27; final listed air date 2026-04-28; episode order: 2.
Source and licence
Adapted from Trial By Jury: Murder in Shetland on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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