The BBC has renewed ‘The Capture‘ for Season 3, with Holliday Grainger returning as lead, plus Killian Scott, Joe Dempsie, Andrew Buchan, Hugh Quarshie and Amanda Drew joining the cast.
How do you protect the truth in a world where lies are daily currency? And with the proliferation of deepfakes, how can we trust what we see? It’s been twelve months since Rachel Carey (Grainger) 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 the unlawful use of Correction, Carey has become acting head of SO15, 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?
Holliday Grainger will return to lead the cast, with Killian Scott (Strike, Kaos, Dublin Murders) joining season three in a pivotal role. Other returning cast members include 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.
Killian Scott (Image: Nadia Selander), Joe Dempsie (Image: Eric Frideen), Andrew Buchan (Image: Gareth Cattermole), Hugh Quarshie and Amanda Drew (Image: Peredur Tomos)
New cast this season, alongside Scott, are Joe Dempsie (Get Millie Black, Toxic Town, Game of Thrones), Andrew Buchan (Black Doves, Broadchurch, Better), Hugh Quarshie (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Stephen, Holby City) and Amanda Drew (A Very British Scandal, The Gold, Gangs of London).
“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 Ben Chanan, the BAFTA-winning creator, writer and executive producer of the drama. “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.”
Holliday Grainger adds: “I’m thrilled to be joining The Capture team once more for series three. 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!)”
The six-episode season is produced by Heyday Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. It is created and written by Ben Chanan, directed by Anthony Philipson and Johnny Allan, and produced by Derek Ritchie, who also serves as Executive Producer. For Heyday Television, Executive Producers are David Heyman, Rosie Alison and Sue Gibbs, Tom Coan for Universal International Studios, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC and Ben Chanan. The series will be distributed by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.
“We’re thrilled to return with The Capture, Ben Chanan’s gripping zeitgeist thriller,” said Rosie Alison, Executive Producer, Heyday Television. “Once again, Ben’s prescient and provocative scripts capture the uncertainty of our world, tapping into the shifting nature of truth as deepfakes become ever more pervasive. With Holliday Grainger, Killian Scott, and our brilliant returning ensemble cast, we cannot wait for audiences to step back into a high octane story that continues to feel more real than fiction.”
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