BBC's near-perfect hit gets unexpected renewal after landing on Netflix – with Broadchurch star added
The BBC has announced season 3 of The Capture with new and returning cast members.
The surveillance thriller premiered in 2019 with a second run in 2022, and has a near-perfect 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Following the addition of the first two seasons to Netflix in January, a third season has officially been confirmed on the BBC.
Holliday Grainger as back as detective Rachel Carey, with Ben Miles, Indira Varma, Lia Williams, Ginny Holder and Ron Perlman among the other cast members also making their return.
Joining them for season 3 are Broadchurch's Andrew Buchan, as well as Kaos' Killian Scott, Game of Thrones' Joe Dempsie, Holby City's Hugh Quarshie, and Gangs of London's Amanda Drew.
Following the events of season 2, Rachel has become the acting head of So15 and is on a mission to restore public faith in surveillance camera technology through Operation Veritas.
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Things kick off when a "brutal and well co-ordinated" terrorist attack on the British establishment leaves one witness alive and leads Rachel into a web of deep-reaching conspiracy and violence.
With few people she can trust, and geopolitical crisis unfolding in the background, will Rachel be able to get to the heart of the issue?
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"I'm thrilled to be joining The Capture team once more for season 3," Grainger said. "Ben Chanan's scripts are as electrifying as ever and I'm excited to be stepping back into 'Commander' Rachel Carey's world (Spoiler alert!)."
Scott, who is said to be playing a "pivotal" new role, added: "I think Ben has created something really special with The Capture, a modern espionage thriller that feels both authentic and immensely captivating. I feel incredibly lucky to be joining the team for season 3."
Filming for the six-episode third season of The Capture is currently taking place in the south of England, and is expected to air on BBC One as well as stream on iPlayer. at sky.com at Pandora at at amazon.co.uk at at digitalspy.com at Apple at disneyplus.com at amazon.co.uk at amazon.co.uk
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