Red Dwarf XII is landing later this year (Picture: Dave)

Good news for Red Dwarf fans – we’re getting a brand new series later this year.

The British sci-fi sitcom is returning to our screens for six brand new episodes ‘featuring a whole host of star guests’.

The show announced on its Facebook page that the new series will air exclusively on Dave in the Autumn – but they didn’t give much else away.

Like last year, the creators are giving people the chance to watch the first episode of Red Dwarf XII – before anyone else! -at the Edinburgh TV festival on August 23.


RED DWARF XII. Landing on Dave in Autumn 2017! Geplaatst door Red Dwarf op Vrijdag 7 juli 2017

Fans will also be treated to a Q&A after the screening with writer and director Doug Naylor, and stars Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn.



At the moment tickets to the festival are only available to those with delegate passes, and they aren’t cheap, however there might (and that’s a big might atm) be general public tickets available at some point.

The show’s website also teased that there will be more ‘news and announcements’ about Red Dwarf XII ‘in the coming weeks and months’. So keep your eyes peeled.

With the XI getting the thumbs-up from fans, we’re hopeful the series twelve is going to be another storming success.

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