Crime drama lovers just got handed something properly moody and tense. Under Salt Marsh landed this week and already feels like one of those shows people won’t shut up about for a while. Here’s the straight rundown so anyone can jump in without wasting time searching.
Where To Watch Under Salt Marsh
Sky Atlantic carries the broadcast in the UK. Streaming happens on NOW (the same service that used to be called Now TV). No Netflix, no Prime, no Disney+, no iPlayer for this one. Outside the UK it’s trickier – mostly locked to Sky territories unless some random broadcaster picks it up later.
Salt Marsh Release Time
First two episodes hit January 30, 2026 together – smart move to grab attention fast. After that it’s one new episode every Friday night. Usual air time around 9 pm on Sky Atlantic, and it shows up on NOW either at the same moment or within the hour. So far the pattern looks locked in.
Salt Marsh Episode Count
This limited series consists of six episodes total. With the weekly rollout, the finale arrives on Friday, February 27, 2026, wrapping up the story in a compact, focused format that keeps momentum high without dragging.
Salt Marsh Cast
Kelly Reilly leads as Jackie Ellis – the ex-detective turned teacher who clearly never really left the job behind. Most people recognise her from Yellowstone right now. Rafe Spall plays opposite her as Eric Bull, the detective she used to work (and live) with before everything went wrong. Further down the credits you get solid names like Jonathan Pryce bringing weight to smaller but important roles, plus Naomi Yang and a handful of Welsh actors filling out the village.
Salt Marsh Plot Details
Small fictional Welsh coastal town called Morfa Halen – name literally means “salt marsh”. Place is slowly drowning because the sea keeps rising and storms keep getting worse. Everyone feels it, nobody really talks about it. Jackie, now teaching kids instead of chasing criminals, finds a young boy’s body in a drainage channel right near the school. Turns out the death ties straight back to an unsolved missing-child case from three years earlier – the exact one that broke her career and her relationship with Eric. Massive storm is forecast to roll in within days. Evidence will disappear under water if they don’t move fast. So Jackie and Eric – who can barely stand each other anymore – have to team up again while the whole town watches and old secrets start leaking out. Mix of police procedural, grief, guilt, and that constant background dread of a place literally being erased by the ocean. Filming happened around Barmouth, Fairbourne, Anglesey – those grey, windswept shots make the whole thing feel cold and heavy in the best way.
