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Criminal Record season 2 release schedule: When are new episodes out on Apple TV?

The police thriller has returned for a new run of eight episodes.

Peter Capaldi in Criminal Record, stood by a river wearing a black coat.

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Published: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at 11:15 am

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*Warning - contains spoilers for Criminal Record season 2 episodes 1-4.*

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Episodes in the second season of London-based police thriller series Criminal Record are continuing to release weekly, with this season seeing Cush Jumbo's June Lenker and Peter Capaldi's Daniel Hegarty trying to thwart a far-right bomb threat.

The threat is coming from Cosmo Thompson’s (Dustin Demri-Burns) far-right group, and the duo have a mole on the inside, in the form of Luther Ford's Billy.

They also have a new team this time around, including Lyndsey Marshal's Ivy Mullins and Luca Pasqualino's JP, the latter of whome June has begun an affair with.

Jumbo spoke with us exclusively about this development, and said that June is drawn to JP because he's "pretty oppositional to her partner".

She continued: "There's something going on with June, which is about flipping her life. I think when her son kind of moves away from her, home becomes a very empty place. It's really magnified how much she doesn't really want to be there, and how much it's not speaking to her current sense of self anymore.

"I think part of it with JP is that it's fun. It's a real remedy to what's going on, but strangely, it comes out of her being so upset and them slightly trauma bonding over what had happened with Rohaan."

But when will more episodes of Criminal Record season 2 arrive on the streamer and what is the full schedule for the rest of the season?

Read on for everything you need to know.

Criminal Record season 2 release schedule – When are new episodes out?

A close up of Peter Capaldi in a crowd of people looking to the right with a concerned expression.

Peter Capaldi as DCI Daniel Hegarty. Apple TV

The first season of Criminal Record released its first two episodes at once, before switching to a weekly release model. For season 2, the show has had a weekly release model from the outset.

That means while the first episode was released on Wednesday 22 April, the finale will arrive exactly eight weeks later, on Wednesday 10 June.

You can find the full release schedule for Criminal Record season 2 here:

What time will Criminal Record season 2 episode 5 be released on Apple TV?

Peter Capaldi as DCI Daniel Hegarty and Cush Jumbo as DS June Lenker in Criminal Record, sat one side of a table in a police interview room.

Peter Capaldi as DCI Daniel Hegarty and Cush Jumbo as DS June Lenker. Apple TV

New episodes of Criminal Record season 2 are released on Apple TV on Wednesdays at 8am BST in the UK.

Around the world, that works out to the following times:

What is Criminal Record season 2 about?

The synopsis for Criminal Record season 2 says: "When a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, rival police officers June Lenker (Jumbo) and Daniel Hegarty (Capaldi) are forced into an uneasy alliance.

"But what starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a far-right bomb plot in the heart of London."

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James HibbsDrama Writer

James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.

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