Ellis: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ellis will follow DCI Ellis, a tenacious cop who is parachuted into failing investigations. Each two-hour episode sees Ellis – accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper, arrive at a different police station, where she will have to win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she has come to solve. As a black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but she is a first-class murder detective, with a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.

Series details

• Title: Ellis
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2024-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 86 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 74522
• IMDb ID: tt30802702
• TVDB ID: 445837

Cast and credited roles

• Sharon D. Clarke — DCI Ellis
• Andrew Gower — DS Chet Harper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-10-31; final listed air date 2024-11-14; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-03-10; final listed air date 2026-03-18; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ellis 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.