The Capture: “One of my all-time favourite thrillers is returning for a third season”
“The Capture is one of my favourite British thrillers because of how believable but unpredictable it is,” says Stylist’s Shahed Ezaydi. Now, the BBC has shared more details about the third season and details about some returning characters.
Invisible assassins. Deepfake technology. Mass corruption at the heart of the British media. For me, the mark of a really brilliant thriller is how close to reality it can get, and The Capture toes this line very well. It’s just about believable to the point where it made so many of us a little paranoid about surveillance cameras when it first aired in 2019. It’s a series that throws up countless questions and leaves you second-guessing the plot (and all the characters) until the very last minute. The pacing is truly excellent.
It’s a series that really makes you think about how advances in technology can affect each and every one of us, whether we know about it or not.
And now, the BBC has revealed a first look at season three of The Capture, which shows Holliday Grainger returning to her role as Rachel Carey. As well as the return of Paapa Essiedu as Isaac Turner.
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What is the plot of The Capture season 3?
It’s been 12 months since 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’. Amid an inquiry into the unlawful use of correction, Carey has become acting commander of Counter Terrorism Command, determined to regain the public’s trust in surveillance technology through the new Operation Veritas camera system.
And then it happens: a brutal and exceptionally well-coordinated act of terror aimed right at the heart of the British establishment that leaves behind just one witness.
The more Carey investigates, the deeper she is drawn into an unfolding geopolitical crisis that infects the British political establishment, the security services and the media. The conspiracy reaches deep into the state, but just who is pulling the strings?
Caught in an increasingly violent situation, and with few allies left to trust, what sacrifices will Carey be willing to make?
Who stars in The Capture season 3?
Holliday Grainger will return to lead the cast, with Killian Scott (Strike, Kaos, Dublin Murders) joining series three in a pivotal role.
Other returning cast members include Essiedu as politican Issac Turner who helped expose correction, Indira Varma as BBC Newsnight presenter Khadija Khan, Ben Miles as Danny Hart, Lia Williams as Gemma Garland, Ginny Holder as DI Nadia Latif, Ron Perlman as CIA agent Frank Napier, Nigel Lindsay as DSI Tom Kendricks, Tessa Wong as DC Chloe Tan and Daisy Waterstone as Abigail Carey.
Joe Dempsie (Toxic Town), Andrew Buchan (Black Doves), Hugh Quarshie (The Phantom Menace) and Amanda Drew (The Gold) also join the cast.
When will The Capture season 3 be released?
The new series is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One this spring.
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Who stars in The Capture season 3?
Holliday Grainger will return to lead the cast, with Killian Scott (Strike, Kaos, Dublin Murders) joining series three in a pivotal role.
Other returning cast members include Essiedu as politican Issac Turner who helped expose correction, Indira Varma fresh from her stint in The Night Manager as BBC Newsnight presenter Khadija Khan, Ben Miles as Danny Hart, Lia Williams as Gemma Garland, Ginny Holder as DI Nadia Latif, Ron Perlman as CIA agent Frank Napier, Nigel Lindsay as DSI Tom Kendricks, Tessa Wong as DC Chloe Tan and Daisy Waterstone as Abigail Carey.
Joe Dempsie (Toxic Town), Andrew Buchan (Black Doves), Hugh Quarshie (The Phantom Menace) and Amanda Drew (The Gold) also join the cast.
When will The Capture season 3 be released?
The new series is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One this spring. And until then, you can get a flavour of what to expect from this teaser trailer.
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