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J.K. Rowling’s “Secret” New Series Officially Confirms Release Date
The BBC has confirmed that *Strike* will return for a seventh series, *Strike: The Running Grave*, in December 2026. The five-part crime mystery continues the television adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novels published under the name Robert Galbraith.
Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger reprise their roles as private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott. They are hired by Sir Colin and Sally Edensor to investigate a church they believe has drawn their estranged son Will into its influence and taken his trust fund; the series adapts the seventh novel, while an eighth book has been published and a ninth is in development.
In short
- *Strike* returns in December 2026.
- The new series has five episodes.
- Strike and Robin investigate a church linked to a missing trust fund.
Explained simply
Strike is a British television crime drama based on novels by J.K. Rowling, written under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Its central characters are Cormoran Strike, a private detective, and Robin Ellacott, his business partner.
The series follows the pair as they investigate cases brought to their agency. The new story centres on a couple worried that their estranged son has become involved with a church and lost access to his trust fund. The novels continue beyond this instalment, with another book published and a further one in development.
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