January 2026 brings three brand-new series to PBS Wisconsin – each with its own flavor of mystery, drama and inspiration. Mark your calendars and watch when they premiere on PBS Wisconsin or download the free PBS app and stream anytime!

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Whitstable Pearl

Drama series premieres 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2 / Stream now with PBS Passport

Follow single mother Pearl (Kerry Godliman) as she pursues her lifelong dream to start a private detective agency, which she runs from her family restaurant in the coastal English town of Whitstable.

Bookish

New mystery series premieres 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11

In post-war London, Gabriel Book, a literary enthusiast and bookseller, combines his day job with his favorite hobby – helping solve knotty murder cases. Although happily married to his best friend, Trottie, Book is a gay man at a time when homosexuality was illegal. When a new assistant, Jack, arrives at the bookshop, it soon becomes clear his appointment wasn’t as random as it at first seems.

Fork & Hammer

New dining series premieres 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 / Stream now with PBS Passport

Married restaurateurs Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown are turning an abandoned historic church into Charlotte’s next landmark dining experience. At the same time, they’re relocating a 120-year-old building while running five award-winning eateries, managing 230 employees and raising three children. It’s a high-stake juggling act that is the ultimate test of ambition, grit and family.