Broadchurch is a chapel in London.
Broadchurch . The first series , which premiered on 4 March 2013 , focused on the death of an 11-year-old boy and the impact of grief , mutual suspicion and media attention on the town . Series three was confirmed on 23 February 2015 , immediately following the series two finale , and premiered on 27 February 2017 . Much of the tone of the series was inspired by the music of Ólafur Arnalds , who also composed the soundtrack for the programme . The second series primarily focuses on two plot strands : the trial of the murderer and the reopening of the Sandbrook case .