The first look stills of ''A Suitable Boy'' was released on 2 December 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-02|title=A Suitable Boy first look: Tabu and Ishaan Khatter share a light moment|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/a-suitable-boy-show-first-look-tabu-ishaan-khatter-mira-nair-bbc-6146816/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> through the social media platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-02|title=A Suitable Boy first look: Ishaan Khatter, Tabu give an insight into Mira Nair series|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/a-suitable-boy-first-look-ishaan-khatter-tabu-give-an-insight-into-mira-nair-series/story-7iDEAURwRB6mDguJNLRk8K.html|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-12-02|title=First look of 'A Suitable Boy' features a charming Tabu with Ishaan Khatter|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/first-look-of-a-suitable-boy-features-a-charming-tabu-with-ishaan-khatter/article30138610.ece|access-date=2021-01-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> On 11 July 2020, the official trailer of the series was released through [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 11, 2020|first=Divyanshi|last=Sharma|title=A Suitable Boy trailer out: Tabu and Ishaan Khatter's crackling chemistry powers new web series|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/a-suitable-boy-trailer-out-tabu-and-ishaan-khatter-s-crackling-chemistry-powers-new-web-series-1699483-2020-07-11|access-date=2021-01-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-12|title=A Suitable Boy trailer: Ishaan Khatter, Tabu star in Mira Nair's BBC series adaptation of Vikram Seth book|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/a-suitable-boy-trailer-ishaan-khatter-tabu-star-in-mira-nairs-bbc-series-adaptation-of-vikram-seth-book-8587731.html|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Firstpost}}</ref> The series premiered in the [[UK|United Kingdom]] on 26 July 2020 on [[BBC One]],<ref name="UK+IE premier 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1307965/A-Suitable-Boy-release-date-When-is-A-Suitable-Boy-out-BBC-Ishaan-Khatter-Tabu|title=A Suitable Boy release date: When is A Suitable Boy out on BBC One?|first=Fay|last=Watson|newspaper=[[Daily Express]]|date=11 July 2020|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref> with the first episode being aired on the said date, and was ended on 24 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=2020-08-24|title=A Suitable Boy, episode six, review: a Sunday night love letter to India signed off in style|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2020/08/24/suitable-boy-episode-six-review-sunday-night-love-letter-india/|access-date=2021-01-26|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
The global distribution rights for the series (excluding [[North America]] and [[China]]), were acquired by [[Netflix]].<ref name="ROW release 1">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/streaming/asia/a-suitable-boy-bbc-netflix-1234708044|title=BBC's 'A Suitable Boy' Vikram Seth Adaptation Heads to Netflix|first=Patrick|last=Frater|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=15 July 2020}}</ref> On 16 July 2020, Netflix announced the release of seventeen Indian originals, along with the Hindi dubbed version.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|title=A Suitable Boy to release on Netflix in India|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/a-suitable-boy-to-release-on-netflix-6508204/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The series released on 23 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=It's A Date With A Suitable Boy - October 23 On Netflix|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/its-a-date-with-a-suitable-boy-october-23-on-netflix-2307721|access-date=2021-01-26|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-09|title=A Suitable Boy to premiere on Netflix on 23 October, after BBC telecast in UK, Ireland |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/a-suitable-boy-to-premiere-on-netflix-on-23-october-after-bbc-telecast-in-uk-ireland-8895661.html|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Firstpost}}</ref> The series premiered through [[Acorn TV]], which bought the distribution rights for the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] regions, on 7 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ravindran|first=Manori|title=Mira Nair's 'A Suitable Boy' Heads to Acorn TV in U.S. and Canada (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/a-suitable-boy-us-canada-acorn-tv-mira-nair-1234816376/amp/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=27 October 2020}}</ref>
