There must be a reason why the police drama “Shetland” has been running for over a decade and is now dropping season 9 (season 10 is confirmed and right behind it) - and that reason is that loyal and adoring viewers around the world are demanding it.

Here's how to watch “Shetland” Season 9 online from anywhere using a VPN.

The unforgiving terrain off the coast of Scotland is the perfect setting for an array of unforeseen deaths, disappearances, and sinister developments, and the efforts of the local police to maintain law and order receive a different level of recognition.

Perhaps it is the nature of crime within a tight-knit community and the dangers of being stranded on a rocky archipelago surrounded by the rough waters of the North Atlantic that make the efforts of Lieutenants McIntosh and Calder seem more heroic.

Whatever it is, it works.

Read on to find out how to watch “Shetland” Season 9 online, on TV, and from anywhere.

Thanks to a VPN (Virtual Private Network), Britons can watch “Shetland” Season 9 wherever they are. With this software, no matter where you are in the world, your device will appear to be in your home country. Our favorite is NordVPN.

Using VPN is incredibly easy.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are away from the U.K. and want to see U.K. services, select U.K. from the list.

3. Sit down and watch the show “Shetland” Season 9 online and on demand on BBC iPlayer.

“Shetland” Season 9 will almost finally join the previous eight on Britbox in the U.S., but a North American release date has not yet been announced.

However, if you are a Brit in the US on business or vacation, you can catch the show for free by using a VPN such as NordVPN, selecting the UK from the list and choosing BBC iPlayer.

If you live in the UK, you can watch “Shetland” Season 9 on Wednesdays at 9pm GMT (3pm EST/12pm PST) on BBC One.

All six episodes are also available for free weekly streaming on BBC iPlayer. Of course, a valid TV license is required.

If you are not in the UK, you can still catch the show using the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.

Season 9 of “Shetland” will be available on Roku and Britbox in Canada, although no release date has been set as of this writing. Previous seasons have been streaming on Vision TV in Toronto and Knowledge Network in British Columbia.

Brits who are in the Great White North for work or vacation can catch the show on their usual domestic streaming service using a VPN such as NordVPN.

“Shetland” Season 9 will be available for streaming in Australia on Binge and Britbox starting Wednesday, November 6.

If you are British and working or vacationing in Australia, you can watch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN.

No release date has been set for Season 9 of “Shetland” in New Zealand, but previous seasons are available on Acorn TV and will almost certainly be released.

In the meantime, however, if you are a British citizen currently in New Zealand on business or vacation, you can catch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN starting Wednesday, November 6.

Ashley Jensen as Lieutenant Ruth Calder

Allison O'Donnell as Lieutenant Tosh

Stephen Robertson as Captain Sandy Wilson

Louis Howden as Sergeant Billy McCabe

Ann as Cora McLean Kidd

Angus Miller as Donnie

Stephen Miller as Rev. Alan Calder

Tib Fortes as Prosecutor Harry Lamont

Conor McCurry PC Alex Grant

Yuba Akirade PC as Lorna Barnes

Guest starring

Ian Hart as Ewan Rossi (Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, Harry Potter, Come in)

Vincent Regan as Trace, Luther: John Harris

Malcolm Kidd [28

as Ian Bett

as Tara Kirk

as Angus Wallace

Season 09 Episode 01: Lieutenant Ruth Calder talks to a jittery Malcolm Kidd, shotgun in hand, his brother lying dead between them. The two men are now in the middle of the road, with their brother's dead body lying between them. Tosh and the rest of the cavalry are waiting outside. It has to end sometime. That night, Tosh attends a friend's birthday party and witnesses an argument between two married friends, Annie and Ian Bett. Their nine-year-old son Noah tells Tosh that his parents have separated. Annie makes an appointment to meet with Tosh the next morning. Annie and Noah stay with John Harris, a mussel farmer, and his sons Patrick and Fergus. However, when Tosh arrives the next morning, Annie's car is nowhere to be found and her phone is not answered. Where are Annie and Noah?

S09 E02: The search begins for Ian Bett as pictures of Anton Bergen begin to appear. Will Calder and Tosh stand up to their jealous ex-husband's revenge?

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