How to watch Return to Paradise online
The Death in Paradise franchise continues to prove that no country is safe from hapless detectives solving baffling crimes with its new Australian set spin-off. Keep reading, as we explain how to watch Return to Paradise online from anywhere in the world.
After moving things back to Blighty with Beyond Paradise, the cosy crime saga heads Down Under. Flipping the original formula, this new iteration takes an overseas detective, DI Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson), working for the Met and sends her back home. Home, in this instance, being the Aussie coastal town of Dolphin Cove.
Ostensibly back in Oz on a short term basis while fixing up her mother’s house, allegations of evidence tampering trap Anna in the small town she tried to escape. And who can blame her – forced to work back on the local force, she finds herself working alongside the former fiancé she jilted at the altar, and discovers her new boss is her would be mother-in law.
It all sounds like the perfect recipe for the sort of light-hearted personal drama the franchise loves to deliver alongside brutal murder. Add to that the a first time female lead for …Paradise and Return could just end up being as big of a smash hit as the others.
Will the Aussies hit the same easy watching notes as their British counterparts? Keep reading our guide for how to watch and stream Return to Paradise online, for free and from anywhere right now.
Can I watch Return to Paradise for free?
Return to Paradise is available to watch for free on ABC's streaming service, iView, in Australia. It will arrive free to watch on BBC iPlayer in the UK on November 22.
Use a VPN to access you usual streaming services from abroad.
How to watch Return to Paradise from anywhere
For those away from home looking to watch Return to Paradise, you’ll be unable to watch the show like you normally would due to annoying regional restrictions. Luckily, there’s an easy solution.
Downloading a VPN allows you to stream online, no matter where you are. It's a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home.
Use a VPN to watch Return to Paradise from anywhere:
How to watch Return to Paradise online
How to watch Return to Paradise in the U.K.
How to watch Return to Paradise in Australia
Can I watch Return to Paradise in the US or Canada?
At present, while there's no confirmation on exact dates, we'd expect Return to Paradise to stream alongside Death in Paradise and Beyond Paradise on BritBox in North America.
Remember: Aussies currently traveling abroad can use a VPN to unblock ABC's free streaming service and watch Return to Paradise when traveling abroad, outside of Australia.
What you need to know about Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise release date
Return to Paradise began airing on ABC in Australia on Sunday, September 8. The full six episode season is now available to watch on the channel's streaming service, iView. It will release in the UK on Friday, November 22.
Return to Paradise episode guide
Episode 1: R.I.P. Tide
When Dolphin Cove local royalty Stuart Granger washes ashore with a knife in his back in the middle of a surf carnival, recently returned ex-pat DI Mackenzie Clarke is thrust onto the case.
Episode 2: Dead Last
A famous wellness influencer drops dead in the middle of a packed fun run, so DI Mackenzie Clarke finds herself delving into the world of wellness to solve the murder.
Episode 3: Curl Up and Dye
Three hairdressers return from lunch to find their boss, Bianca Bailey, has been killed. The method is strangulation, but the murder weapon remains a mystery that Mackenzie is determined to untangle.
Episode 4: Killer Climate
When a radical eco-activist is murdered, Mackenzie and her team must figure out how the victim was killed when the suspects were chained together, unable to reach the victim.
Episode 5: Dead Bowl
A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight by an antique ornamental bushranger's gun. Is the ghost of Bushranger Bill haunting Dolphin Cove?
Episode 6: Oh Mine Papa
When crabby Vince Ogden is found dead in his locked bedsit, it's up to Mackenzie to shine a light on the truth of his murder.
Return to Paradise trailer
Who is in the Return to Paradise cast?
Anna Samson as Detective Inspector Mackenzie Clarke
Lloyd Griffith as Detective Senior Constable Colin Cartwright
Tai Hara as Forensic Pathologist Glenn Strong
Celia Ireland as Reggie Rocco
Catherine McClements as Senior Sergeant Philomena Strong
Aaron McGrath as Constable Felix Wilkinson
Andrea Demetriades as Daisy Dixon
Is Return to Paradise a spin-off?
Return to Paradise is the second spin-off of Death in Paradise, the hit Caribbean crime drama created by Robert Thorogood. While Detective Inspector Mackenzie Clarke was created for the Aussie show, keep an eye out for characters from the original popping up from time to time.
The first spin-off, Beyond Paradise, followed former Saint Marie detective Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) as he relocated to the Devon town of Shipton Abbott.
Where is Return to Paradise filmed?
Return to Paradise is filmed on the Illawarra coast, a region of Australia's New South Wales. Said Nick Bolton, chair of Screen Illawarra: "It was our job to point [the film crew] in the direction of all the beautiful beaches and little spaces that we knew for locations that could be good for filming. A few months later they said that they were going to film here! So I’m really happy that we played that role of introducing them to the area and convincing them to invest in the area."
