US version of Broadchurch cancelled

David Tennant starred as Det Emmett Carver opposite Anna Gunn as Det Ellie Miller in Gracepoint

The US version of hit ITV drama Broadchurch will not return for a second series, it has been confirmed.

Renamed Gracepoint, the drama saw David Tennant reprise his role as a detective investigating the murder of a boy in a small town.

Breaking Bad star Anna Gunn co-starred as Det Ellie Miller, played by Olivia Coleman in the ITV original.

The drama delivered disappointing ratings for Fox, with viewers dropping from 4.8 million to 4 million.

The original ITV series drew an average of nine million viewers a week when it was broadcast in March last year.

The US version had originally been billed as a "limited series" and not a continuing drama, so another season was not necessarily expected.

However it is thought Fox could have renewed it had ratings been higher.

Written by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, the series - which concluded last week - revealed a different killer to the UK original.

Broadchurch is set to return to UK screens in January, with Charlotte Rampling, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Meera Syal joining the cast.