April 3, 2025

The BBC announced today that The Capture has been picked up for a third season. The British thriller premiered in 2019 on BBC One in the UK, becoming BBC iPlayer's biggest new show of the year and garnering widespread critical praise.

In the US, NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service aired the first two seasons and will likely acquire the third as well, though no announcement has been made as of yet.

"I am delighted to join up with Holliday Grainger, Lia Williams, Ben Miles, Ron Perlman, and all our brilliant cast on The Capture again, and to welcome the fantastic Killian Scott to the fold," said creator Ben Chanan. "Previous seasons have seen Holliday's Rachel Carey investigate others as their lives fall apart. Most of all, I am excited that Series 3 puts Carey at the heart of the conspiracy."

"The Capture's irresistible blend of timely, state-of-the-nation commentary with edge-of-your-seat thrills has made it a big hit with millions of viewers, and we're so pleased to announce its return to the BBC," said Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama. "Ben's scripts for series three will dazzle and terrify you in equal measure."

Season 3 will be set 12 months after Rachel Carey broadcast a live deepfake of a government minister to the nation, exposing the UK intelligence service's clandestine video manipulation programme known as Correction. Amidst an inquiry into Correction's unlawful use, Carey has become acting head of SO15, determined to regain the public's trust in surveillance technology through the new Operation Veritas camera system. But when a brutal and well-coordinated act of terror hits the heart of the British establishment that leaves behind just one witness, Carey is drawn deeper into an unfolding geopolitical crisis that infects the British political establishment, the security services, and the media.