The Split (TV series)

Main • Nicola Walker as Hannah Stern, a divorce lawyer working for Noble & Hale • Ben Bailey Smith as Richie Hansen, Fi's abusive and controlling husband (series 2) • Gerald Kyd as J. J. Johnson, a family lawyer (series 3) • Lily Cole as Bella (series 3) • Dariam Coco as Lola, an employee of Valentina and Álvaro's (series 4) • Pedro Gutiérrez as Xavier Santos, a court clerk and old friend of Valentina's (series 4) ==Production==

Production for the first series began in July 2017 in London. Series 1 was released on DVD on 4 June 2018. A second series was commissioned in May 2018 with production beginning in March 2019. Donna Air and Ben Bailey Smith joined the cast for the second series as high-profile clients for the law firm and Damien Molony as the character Tyler Donaghue. The first episode of series 2 aired in the UK on BBC One on 11 February 2020 and in the United States on Sundance TV beginning on 15 May 2020. During filming Series 2, production visited Maidstone TV Studios to film a studio show segment. Series 3 premiered on BBC One on 4 April 2022. All six episodes were released on BBC iPlayer on the same day. Season three premiered in the US on AMC+ and Sundance Now on 23 June 2022 in full a week ahead of its linear broadcast premiere, with the show moving from SundanceTV to sister network BBC America, starting 27 June, with each episode airing weekly. ==Episodes==

Series overview Series 1 (2018) Series 2 (2020) Series 3 (2022) Special (2024) The Split briefly returned for a two-part special, set in Barcelona, Spain. The first part aired on 29 December 2024 on BBC One and the second the following night. ==Spin-off==

On 22 February 2024, it was announced there would be a spin-off series, The Split Up, set in Manchester and to be written by Ursula Rani Sarma. In September 2024, it was announced production had been suspended amid creative issues, though the BBC reaffirmed commitment to producing the series. Filming later took place in Manchester in October 2025. ==References==