‘The Capture’: Season 2 Gets August Premiere Date On BBC One
Holliday Grainger returns to the BBC this August in ‘The Capture‘ Season 2, alongside new guest lead Paapa Essiedu (‘Gangs Of London’, ‘The Lazarus Project’).
Season two will again question if we can really believe what we see. Britain is under siege: hacked news feeds, manipulated media, and interference in politics. Entrenched in the UK’s own ‘Correction’ unit, DCI Rachel Carey (Grainger) finds herself in the middle of a new conspiracy – with a new target. But how can she solve this case when she can’t even trust her closest colleagues?
Escalating from the CCTV thriller of series one, the six-part run features ‘invisible’ assassins, the terrifying rise of deep fake technology, the ever-growing tension between government and Big Tech, and corruption at the heart of the British media.
Paapa Essiedu plays Isaac Turner, a young rising star MP with ambitions for the very top. Additional new cast members include Indira Varma (‘This Way Up’, ‘Game Of Thrones’) and Andy Nyman (‘Hanna’, ‘Unforgettable’).
Returning cast from season one includes Ron Perlman (‘Hand Of God’, ‘Sons Of Anarchy’), Ben Miles (‘Devils’, ‘V For Vendetta’), Lia Williams (‘The Crown’, ‘Riviera’), Cavan Clerkin (‘The Last Kingdom’, ‘Babylon’), Ginny Holder (‘Avenue5’, ‘MotherFatherSon’) and Nigel Lindsay (‘The Salisbury Poisonings’, ‘The Last Kingdom’).
The six-episode second season was commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama, and Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer. It will be produced by Heyday Television, which is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
‘The Capture’ creator Ben Chanan has written all six episodes. James Kent (‘MotherFatherSon’) and Philippa Langdale (‘A Discovery of Witches’) have boarded series two to direct. Executive Producers are David Heyman, Rosie Alison and Tom Winchester for Heyday Television, Tom Coan for NBCUniversal International Studios, with Ben Irving for the BBC alongside Ben Chanan and Derek Ritchie. The producer is Kristian Dench. The series will be distributed by NBCUniversal Global Distribution, and airs on Peacock in the USA.
‘The Capture‘ Season 2 premieres Sunday, 28th August 2022 at 9pm on BBC One with all episodes available on iPlayer. The series will premiere on November 03, 2022, on Peacock in the USA.
