After 10 phenomenally successful years, producers Mammoth Screen, and screenwriter Russell Lewis, Shaun Evans and Roger Allam have mutually decided to bring the internationally renowned Endeavour to a close, and the series currently filming in Oxford will be the last.
ITV’s drama commissioning team respectfully accepts this creative decision and would like to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone associated with Endeavour who have made the drama such a well loved part of the UK’s drama landscape. ITV would particularly like to thank Damien Timmer, Russell Lewis, Shaun Evans and Roger Allam who have created television history following in the footsteps of Morse’s acclaimed creator, the late, great, Colin Dexter and the much missed John Thaw.
Commented Executive Producer Damien Timmer on behalf of producers, Mammoth Screen:
“Endeavour has been a real labour of love for all of us, and we salute Russell Lewis for his extraordinary achievement in chronicling Endeavour Morse’s coming of age across 72 hours of tv. Russell always knew where he wanted the series to end, and that Remorseful Day is nearly upon us! We’d like to thank Shaun and Roger and all the other members of the Endeavour family on and off screen, and to the show’s fans both in the U.K. and abroad. Russell has many surprises up his sleeve for the final three films, with the return of some familiar faces and new challenges for Endeavour and Thursday to face before the final goodbye!”
Endeavour first aired on ITV as a single film on 2 January 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Inspector Morse's television debut. Since then, 32 more films have been broadcast with a further three currently in production, bringing the total to 36.
According to tellyvisions.org (PBS station WETA) there's no release date for Endeavour's final season, only that it's expected in summer, which is less news than "standard operating procedure for the last several seasons." The farewell to Morse (at least until ITV finds a way to reboot the series some more) is rumored to air in the U.K. in February 2023, which means the exclusivity window will expire in time for the series to come (to PBS) anytime from June onward; it's just a matter of whether or not the "summer of mysteries" schedule decides to have Grantchester go before or after it. Either way, the final season will run three feature-length episodes.
to be honest the last few seasons, with morse becoming more the man he was in the original show, were not as much fun. But the show is made to a high standard, beautiful setting, everything period and good stories.