'Vigil' Gets a Chilly Commission for Arctic-Set Season 3

Despite the incessant rumors surrounding Line of Duty's return, U.K. viewers already have a solid replacement, and it's not any of the shows that followed from creator Jed Mercurio in the wake of the series' sixth (and so far final) season. As much as Trigger Point, D.I. Ray and others try to live up to the reputation; Vigil has replaced the halls of AC-12. For those who have missed the series' first two seasons (very easy for Americans to do as it is lost on Peacock with no marketing to speak of), like Line of Duty, Vigil is two internal affairs investigators searching out traitors, except instead of the Birmingham Police force, it's the British Military.

Vigil should, by rights, be a U.K. show with decent U.S. viewership, considering it stars two British actors who are very familiar to Americans as well as Brits. Suranne Jones, who at this point is most famous for Gentleman Jack, stars as DCI Amy Silva, with Rose Leslie (Downton Abbey) as DS (and later DI) Kirsten Longacre. In Season 1, the two were thrown together to solve a murder aboard the HMS Vigil. (Hence the show's name, as it was initially supposed to be a limited series.) Season 2 took them to the Royal Air Force to find who tampered with a prototype combat drone, killing dozens.

However, what drives the series is Jones and Leslie's chemistry. Vigil, it turned out, was not just a "noble officers rooting out the bad apples" series. It's also an LGTBQ+ relationship drama, as Amy and Kirsten fall in love. Like I said, I have no idea why none of you are watching, but they're coming back for Season 3, and this time, it's murder in the Arctic Circle.