Here’s the latest I can share based on recent coverage.
- Anna Maxwell Martin has been active on TV in 2024–2025 with new projects beyond Motherland. Reports from early 2025 indicate she joined a For All Mankind spin-off in a key role, signaling continued high-profile TV work. This project, Star City, would explore the Soviet space program from the perspective of the Cold War era, with Martin cast as Lyudmilla, a senior KGB figure.[1]
- She’s also been tied to a BBC true-crime drama from Jimmy McGovern, described in mid-2025 press as a challenging, emotionally intense series about a family facing grave trauma. This marks a shift toward serious drama, expanding her range beyond comedy.[6]
- In addition, there were reports around 2024–2025 of a return to the BBC/Lionsgate ecosystem with another project, and ongoing interest in continuing long-running collaborations like Ludwig and other McGovern collaborations, suggesting a busy slate with both returning and new roles on major platforms.[4][5]
If you’d like, I can pull the most current headlines and verify exact air dates, streaming platforms, and status of each project for you. I can also help you track Anna Maxwell Martin’s filmography month-by-month and map which projects are likely to release in 2026. Would you like me to do that?
Citations:
- Anna Maxwell Martin lands next TV role for spin-off of popular show.[1]
- Netflix is about to lose Anna Maxwell Martins' best comedy... but don't worry it has a new home.[2]
- Ludwig second season and related projects.[3]
- Unforgivable BBC drama details.[4][6]
Sources
Lists the series featuring Anna Maxwell Martin. These shows include Good Omens, Line of Duty, The Frankenstein Chronicles, And Then There Were None, The Bletchley Circle, Motherland, Death Comes to Pemberley, North and South (UK), Midwinter of the Spirit, Bleak House (2005), South Riding, The Chefs' Brigade, The Irregulars, Hollington Drive, A Spy Among Friends, Until I Kill You, Ludwig (2023), A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, The Real Death in Paradise, Steal and Star City
next-episode.netThe drama has been described by writer Jimmy McGovern as "challenging".
www.goodhousekeeping.comNetflix is losing one of the best British comedies — but we have spotted the Anna Maxwell Martin show is landing elsewhere.
www.whattowatch.comAnna Maxwell Martin Tackles Grief, Trauma, and Family Crisis in Powerful New BBC Drama
news.fandomshows.comFrom award-winning screenwriter Jimmy McGovern.
www.digitalspy.comAnna Maxwell Martin has revealed what it takes to make a successful drama. The award-winning actor, who has starred in Line of Duty, Motherland and Until I Kill You, spoke exclusively to The Independent at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday (25 March), about what is needed to make a good drama. She said: 'I think I am happiest when all the genres are mixed together in one show. I don't think you can make a drama that is devoid of jokes.' The actor also revealed how she...
www.independent.co.ukUnforgivable premieres later in the month.
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