Release OrderRecommended
0 / 27 watchedPilot first, then every series in air order. The lead changes from Nettles to Dudgeon at series 14.
Pilot
- 1 The Killings at Badger's Drift First aired March 23, 1997. Adapts Caroline Graham's The Killings at Badger's Drift.
Tom Barnaby era (John Nettles)
- 2 Midsomer Murders Series 1 4 episodes, 1998.
- 3 Midsomer Murders Series 2 4 episodes, 1999.
- 4 Midsomer Murders Series 3 4 episodes, 1999 to 2000.
- 5 Midsomer Murders Series 4 6 episodes, 2000 to 2001.
- 6 Midsomer Murders Series 5 4 episodes, 2002.
- 7 Midsomer Murders Series 6 5 episodes, 2003.
- 8 Midsomer Murders Series 7 7 episodes, 2003 to 2004.
- 9 Midsomer Murders Series 8 8 episodes, 2004 to 2005.
- 10 Midsomer Murders Series 9 8 episodes, 2005 to 2006.
- 11 Midsomer Murders Series 10 8 episodes, 2006 to 2008.
- 12 Midsomer Murders Series 11 7 episodes, 2008 to 2010.
- 13 Midsomer Murders Series 12 7 episodes, 2009 to 2010.
- 14 Midsomer Murders Series 13 8 episodes, 2010 to 2011. Final series for John Nettles.
John Barnaby era (Neil Dudgeon)
- 15 Midsomer Murders Series 14 8 episodes, 2011 to 2012. First series for Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby.
- 16 Midsomer Murders Series 15 6 episodes, 2012 to 2013.
- 17 Midsomer Murders Series 16 5 episodes, 2013 to 2014.
- 18 Midsomer Murders Series 17 4 episodes, 2015.
- 19 Midsomer Murders Series 18 6 episodes, 2016.
- 20 Midsomer Murders Series 19 6 episodes, 2016 to 2018.
- 21 Midsomer Murders Series 20 6 episodes, 2019 to 2020.
- 22 Midsomer Murders Series 21 4 episodes, 2020 to 2021.
- 23 Midsomer Murders Series 22 6 episodes, 2021 to 2023.
- 24 Midsomer Murders Series 23 4 episodes, 2024.
- 25 Midsomer Murders Series 24 4 episodes. First released December 29, 2025, ahead of the UK broadcast.
- 26 Midsomer Murders Series 25 4 episodes. Filmed in summer 2025; air date TBA.
- 27 Midsomer Murders Series 26 4 episodes. Filming began March 2026; air date TBA.
Start With the Dudgeon Era (Series 14 Onward)
0 / 13 watchedNew viewers who want the current DCI John Barnaby can start here; each mystery stands alone.
- 1 Midsomer Murders Series 14 8 episodes, 2011 to 2012. First series for Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby.
- 2 Midsomer Murders Series 15 6 episodes, 2012 to 2013.
- 3 Midsomer Murders Series 16 5 episodes, 2013 to 2014.
- 4 Midsomer Murders Series 17 4 episodes, 2015.
- 5 Midsomer Murders Series 18 6 episodes, 2016.
- 6 Midsomer Murders Series 19 6 episodes, 2016 to 2018.
- 7 Midsomer Murders Series 20 6 episodes, 2019 to 2020.
- 8 Midsomer Murders Series 21 4 episodes, 2020 to 2021.
- 9 Midsomer Murders Series 22 6 episodes, 2021 to 2023.
- 10 Midsomer Murders Series 23 4 episodes, 2024.
- 11 Midsomer Murders Series 24 4 episodes. First released December 29, 2025, ahead of the UK broadcast.
- 12 Midsomer Murders Series 25 4 episodes. Filmed in summer 2025; air date TBA.
- 13 Midsomer Murders Series 26 4 episodes. Filming began March 2026; air date TBA.
About Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders follows DCI Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, and later his cousin DCI John Barnaby, played by Neil Dudgeon, through murders in the villages of Midsomer county. The pilot aired March 23, 1997, and the show passed 140 episodes with series 24.
Good to know
Series 24 premiered December 29, 2025. Series 25 has finished filming and series 26 began filming in March 2026, but neither has a confirmed air date yet.
