The Capture Is Back and the Truth Is Still Under Siege

Truth is back under investigation.

The BBC has dropped a brief but ominous first teaser for The Capture Season 3, signaling the show’s long-awaited return this spring. The 20-second trailer aired on BBC One following The Night Manager Season 2 finale—and it wastes no time reminding us why this series still feels uncomfortably relevant.

Set a year after Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) exposed the UK’s secretive video manipulation program known as Correction, Season 3 finds her promoted to Acting Commander of Counter Terrorism. Her mission: restore public trust in surveillance through a new system called Operation Veritas.

Naturally, that trust is short-lived.

A devastating, meticulously planned terrorist attack strikes at the heart of the British establishment, leaving behind a single witness—and pulling Carey into a conspiracy that entangles government, media, and intelligence services on a global scale. With allies dwindling and the truth increasingly malleable, the season asks a chilling question: how do you protect reality in a world built on lies?

Several familiar faces return, including Paapa Essiedu, Indira Varma, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, and Ron Perlman, alongside new cast additions Joe Dempsie, Killian Scott, and Andrew Buchan.

The Capture Season 3 premieres this spring on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Ahead of the new season, the first two series will return to iPlayer on Friday, February 13—perfect timing for a paranoia-fueled rewatch. As in the U.S, you can catch the first two seasons on Peacock.

You can catch my reviews of the first two seasons.