The Forsytes: Official Preview
The Forsytes, a tale of love, ambition, and betrayal, premieres on MASTERPIECE on PBS in 2026.
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The Forsytes: Official Preview
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The Forsytes, a tale of love, ambition, and betrayal, premieres on MASTERPIECE on PBS in 2026.
The Forsytes premieres on MASTERPIECE on PBS in 2026. This lavish reimagining of the Nobel Prize-winning tale of love, ambition, and betrayal follows the wealthy Forsyte family in 1880s London. Inspired by John Galsworthy’s celebrated Forsyte Saga novels, The Forsytes portrays events that take place before those covered in Galsworthy’s books.
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Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
The Forsytes: Official Preview
Preview: Season 1 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
The Forsytes premieres on MASTERPIECE on PBS in 2026. This lavish reimagining of the Nobel Prize-winning tale of love, ambition, and betrayal follows the wealthy Forsyte family in 1880s London. Inspired by John Galsworthy’s celebrated Forsyte Saga novels, The Forsytes portrays events that take place before those covered in Galsworthy’s books.
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How to Watch The Forsytes
The Forsytes is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
The Critics Are Raving
“Your new TV addiction” — UK critics are raving about The Forsytes! Mark your calendars for the US premiere on Sunday, March 22, 2026 on MASTERPIECE on PBS.(dramatic music) - What is a Forsyte?
A Forsyte is someone who knows the value of family and loyalty.
- We have been preeminent among London's stockbroking elite.
- Has the time come to pass over the reins to my son, Jo?
- Do I think I'd be the better chair?
Of course.
Do I need to stoop to scheming to achieve it?
- So here we are.
- Here we are.
Let battle commence.
(glasses clinking) - A man needs an ambitious wife if he's to scale the heights.
It's high time he was seeking an advantageous match.
- Marvelous sport.
I've long been fan.
- She knows a dozen girls who'd make Soames a splendid wife.
- You're expected to shine, to profess no controversial opinions.
- Am I permitted a mind of my own?
- What would you be if you could choose?
- Free to go where I like, meet who I want.
- You believe you have no voice.
Change is possible.
- Young people should follow their hearts.
- Oh, I wholly agree.
- All I ask is to be considered a friend.
Will you allow that?
- Louisa?
- I was a lady's maid.
You were the heir to a dynasty.
You would not have been allowed to love me.
- Scandalous.
- Inexcusable.
- Your succession is about to be challenged.
(man grunting) - We can't afford to be sentimental.
- Can we afford to be human?
- Why have you come?
- To see the only person who ever completely understood me.
You haven't led me astray.
You've set me free.
(people cheering) - We all deserve our moments of madness and then we grow up.
- It is a golden opportunity.
(people cheering) - To love and be loved, to trust and be trusted, to dance.
- It will be a dance.
- And it will be all that you've dreamed of and more.
(dramatic music)
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