A 10/10 British Mystery Masterpiece Just Dropped a Long-Awaited Season 3 Trailer

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Holliday Grainger as 'Rachel' looking into the camera in 'The Capture'

Published Feb 2, 2026, 3:35 PM EST

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It's been over three years since the finale of the acclaimed BBC thriller series The Capture's second season officially aired across the pond, and the tiring wait for more has left fans frustrated. Thankfully, that wait is almost over, as, ahead of the show's Spring 2026 return, a pulse-racing trailer has officially landed. Showcasing Holliday Grainger's Rachel Carey back in action, the trailer sees her posing a question so pressing in today's world that it suggests the next season will be an unmissable edition of a beloved series.

"The question we asked ourselves a year ago has become even more urgent. How do we sort fact from fiction? How can we believe what we see?" Carey asks in the trailer, which is available to watch below. With the rise of AI and a consistently growing spectrum of untrustworthy sources of news, indeed, sorting fact from fiction has never been harder. In the upcoming Season 3, it seems it will be up to Carey and the rest of her team to tackle this problem head-on. But who exactly is in this team?

Joining Grainger in returning to the series are the likes of Indira Varma, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Ginny Holder, Ron Perlman, Nigel Lindsay, Tessa Wong, and Daisy Waterstone. New names joining the ensemble include Toxic Town's Joe Dempsie, Andrew Buchan, Hugh Quarshie, Amanda Drew, and Grainger's fellow Strike star Killian Scott, who is reported to play "a pivotal role" in the upcoming season. With a near-perfect 96% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Capture is one of the most acclaimed British thrillers in recent memory.

What Is 'The Capture' Season 3 About?

Set to take place a year following Carey's broadcast of a live deepfake of a government minister, The Capture Season 3 is shaping up to be the most ambitious yet. The synopsis for the series reads, "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." It continues, "Amidst 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."

The rest of the synopsis reads:

"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?"

The Capture returns this Spring. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for more updates.