When Does ‘Call the Midwife’ Season 15 Premiere on PBS? (Plus, How to Stream All the New Episodes)
A new season of Call the Midwife is coming to PBS.
Season 15 of the fan-favorite drama premieres in March 2026 in the U.S. We have all the details you need to know about how to watch the new episodes, what to expect from the upcoming season, and more.
‘Call the Midwife’ Season 15 premieres March 22
Call the Midwife Season 15 premieres Sunday, March 22 at 8 p.m. on PBS stations in the U.S. (Check local listings.) There are eight episodes in total in the new season, airing through May 10.
New Call the Midwife episodes will also be available to stream for a limited time on the Call the Midwife official site or the PBS app. Each new episode will be available for free streaming from the day they broadcast until June 9, 2026.
While anyone can watch the latest season of Call the Midwife for free, PBS Passport members get an extra perk. They can stream each episode four weeks ahead of the scheduled broadcast date, starting February 20. PBS Passport is a member benefit for people who donate above a certain amount to their local PBS station (usually $60 per year or $5 per month). PBS Passport members can also catch up on season 14 through March 23.
What to expect from ‘Call the Midwife’ Season 15
It’s the 1970s at Nonnatus House in Call the Midwife Season 15, and a new era is dawning in the U.K. with the rise of the feminist movement. As the world around them changes, the team faces serious cases, including a premature birth, slavery, carbon monoxide poisoning, male breast cancer, child abuse, and lupus.
In episode 1, newly qualified midwife, Sister Catherine (Molly Vevers) visits her first solo patient, who is experiencing persistent nausea. Meanwhile, Nurse Crane (Linda Bassett), Trixie (Helen George), Rosalind (Natalie Quarry), and Joyce (Renee Bailey) participate in a women’s liberation meeting.
‘Call the Midwife’ 2026 season finale is ‘really emotional’ as show enters a new era
Call the Midwife viewers have followed the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House from the late 1950s into the early 1970s. As the world – and the realities of healthcare – evolve, the show has changed. Season 15 marks the end of an era, creator Heidi Thomas has said.
“I’m not quite sure what I would do if things weren’t changing,” she told Radio Times of Call the Midwife Season 15. “The whole point is, it’s about change and challenge – and the series itself looks to the future, so it very much brings an era to an end.”
Fittingly for a show known for its emotional moments, season 15 will end with an unforgettable episode that will leave viewers in tears.
“There’s this scene, I won’t really go into detail, but it sort of encompasses all of the characters that we’ve had on the show over the last 15 years,” Helen George told the publication. “And when I walked onto the set, I just sobbed, I sobbed like a baby, she added. “It was really emotional. So if I was a mess – and I’m heart of steel – then the audience will be a mess as well.”
‘Call the Midwife’ is going on hiatus
The Call the Midwife Season 15 will be extra emotional for fans as the show is going on hiatus. While the series – which has been renewed for season 16 – has not been canceled, it will be taking a break to make room for an spinoff movies set overseas in 1972 and featuring some familiar faces from the show. Fans can also look forward to the upcoming Call the Midwife prequel series, which will be set during World War II.
“I have never run out of stories for our midwives, and I never will. But having wept, laughed, and raged my way from 1957 to 1971, I found myself yearning to delve into the deeper past,” Thomas teased in a statement. “The Blitz years in the East End were extraordinary – filled with loss, togetherness, courage and joy. The bombs fell, the babies kept on coming, and the Sisters kept on going. There will be so much in the prequel for our wonderful, loyal fans, including the appearance of some familiar (if much younger!) faces.”
Where to watch past seasons of ‘Call the Midwife’
Want to catch up on past seasons of Call the Midwife? All 14 seasons of the heartwarming period drama are available to watch on Netflix in the U.S.
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