Death of a Showjumper: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Death of a Showjumper details the shocking death of Katie Simpson, a promising young showjumper, which devastated the horse community in Northern Ireland, exposing hypocrisy, secrets and violence under the surface of a seemingly perfect and privileged world.

When Katie Simpson, died unexpectedly in 2020, the majority of the horse community accepted that she had taken her own life but a local journalist questioned the official conclusion. Katie's death triggered a memory of an old case she covered, a case with too many similarities to Katie's. At the centre of her suspicions was Katie's sister's partner, an influential champion showjumper, jockey and horse trainer, Jonathan Creswell.

Series details

• Title: Death of a Showjumper
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2025-07-16
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Now
• TVMaze ID: 85956
• TVDB ID: 465443

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-07-16; final listed air date 2025-07-16; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Death of a Showjumper 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.