Shetland (2013)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (32,798 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 2 (2014)

7.82 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 7.7 58 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Raven Black: Part 1	7.9	1,042
2	Raven Black: Part 2	8.1	979
3	Dead Water: Part 1	7.7	885
4	Dead Water: Part 2	7.8	837
5	Blue Lightning: Part 1	7.7	866
6	Blue Lightning: Part 2	7.7	822

Season 3 (2016)

8.33 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.5 57 min avg

Consistent

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	8.2	984
2	Episode #3.2	8.2	867
3	Episode #3.3	8.2	853
4	Episode #3.4	8.3	813
5	Episode #3.5	8.6	884
6	Episode #3.6	8.5	884

Season 4 (2018)

8.22 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 8.7 57 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #4.1	8.1	917
2	Episode #4.2	8.1	768
3	Episode #4.3	8.0	763
4	Episode #4.4	8.0	773
5	Episode #4.5	8.4	761
6	Episode #4.6	8.7	987

Season 5 (2019)

7.88 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 56 min avg

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #5.1	7.9	848
2	Episode #5.2	7.8	716
3	Episode #5.3	7.8	696
4	Episode #5.4	7.8	686
5	Episode #5.5	7.9	679
6	Episode #5.6	8.1	727

Season 6 (2021)

7.88 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 58 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #6.1	8.0	831
2	Episode #6.2	7.8	632
3	Episode #6.3	7.8	614
4	Episode #6.4	7.9	586
5	Episode #6.5	7.9	549
6	Episode #6.6	7.9	605

Season 7 (2022)

7.85 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 57 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #7.1	7.8	691
2	Episode #7.2	7.7	586
3	Episode #7.3	7.9	579
4	Episode #7.4	8.0	558
5	Episode #7.5	7.8	535
6	Episode #7.6	7.9	638

Season 8 (2023)

7.65 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 58 min avg

Big finale

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #8.1	7.6	895
2	Episode #8.2	7.7	655
3	Episode #8.3	7.6	615
4	Episode #8.4	7.6	589
5	Episode #8.5	7.6	569
6	Episode #8.6	7.8	663

Season 9 (2024)

7.62 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 58 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #9.1	7.7	594
2	Episode #9.2	7.6	497
3	Episode #9.3	7.6	456
4	Episode #9.4	7.5	440
5	Episode #9.5	7.6	436
6	Episode #9.6	7.7	491

Season 10 (2025)

7.50 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 57 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #10.1	7.6	474
2	Episode #10.2	7.4	381
3	Episode #10.3	7.5	364
4	Episode #10.4	7.4	349
5	Episode #10.5	7.6	346
6	Episode #10.6	7.5	391