'The Capture' Season 3 Trailer Asks If Any of This Is Real

One of the most frustrating aspects during the heaviest years of "Peak TV" from 2019-2022 was how many genuinely great shows were being made that went unwatched. Entertainment overload is a real thing, and viewers shouldn't be blamed for feeling like the sheer amount of new shows that arrived during that era was akin to a mental DDOS attack. However, in the avalanche of debuts, nearly all y'all missed The Capture, and that's really unacceptable.

Blessedly, the show was so good, the BBC has brought it back for a third season, giving me one more chance to yell about creator Ben Chanan's brilliantly all-too-real techno-horror wrapped in police procedural clothing.

The Capture technically began as set in the "near future," focusing on deepfake AI technology called "Correction," which secret government entities use to create video evidence of crimes that didn't occur to convict people they're convinced are guilty. When the show first debuted on the BBC in 2019, deepfaking was still relatively new. However, half a decade on, that near future is now, and the technology is less something that could exist down the line and more "we're stupidly lucky no one's tried this yet."

Season 1 introduced the concept of "Correction" with the case of former Lance Corporal Shaun Emery (Callum Turner). DI Rachael Carey (Holliday Grainger) is assigned to investigate after CCTV shows Emery assaulting and kidnapping his lawyer, only to discover that none of it ever happened. Season 2 brought Carey into the Correction Department, where she, with the help of MP Isaac Turner (Paapa Essiedu) and BBC Newsnight presenter Khadija Khan (Indira Varma) work to expose the technology.

Season 3 sees Carey back again, now in charge of the Corrections department. However, those whom she's been trying to expose are fighting back.

Here's the Season 3 synopsis:

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 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.

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. 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?

Grainger once again leads the cast as DI Carey, with Essiedu as MP Isaac Turner and Varma as BBC reporter Khadija Khan. The series also co-stars Ben Miles (Douglas is Cancelled) as Danny Hart, Lia Williams (The Crown) as Gemma Garland, and Nigel Lindsay (Victoria) as DSI Tom Kendricks, the main heads of the Corrections department.

Also returning for Season 3: Ginny Holder (Death in Paradise) as DI Nadia Latif,  Tessa Wong (Silent Witness) as DC Chloe Tan, Daisy Waterstone (The Durrells) as Mama Carey, and American Ron Perlman (Hellboy) as CIA agent Frank Napier.

Every season introduces a bevy of guest stars related to the new case, and this one will be no exception. Those joining the cast include Killian Scott (Dublin Murders), Jonathan Aris (Sherlock), Linus Roache (Fellow Travelers), Joe Dempsie (Get Millie Black), Andrew Buchan (Black Doves), Hugh Quarshie (MaryLand), and Amanda Drew (The Gold).

Series creator Ben Chanan penned all six episodes of Season 3, with directors Anthony Philipson and Johnny Allan splitting helming duties, and produced by Derek Ritchie. Executive producers for Season 3 include Chanan, David Heyman, Rosie Alison & Sue Gibbs for Heyday Television, Tom Coan for Universal International Studios, and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC.

The Capture Season 3 debuts on BBC One on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and will air and stream weekly. Seasons 1 and 2 are currently available on Peacock; Season 3 is expected to join them sometime before the end of the year.