Four years after the second season of BBC thriller The Capture debuted, a first-look trailer has now been unveiled for the highly anticipated season 3, reuniting fans with Holliday Grainger's Rachel Carey.
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The trailer also gives us quick glimpses of other key returning characters, including Paapa Essiedu's Isaac Turner, Indira Varma's Khadija Khan, Ben Miles's Danny Hart, Lia Williams's Gemma Garland, Ginny Holder's Nadia Latif, Nigel Lindsay's Tom Kendricks and Ron Perlman's Frank Napier.
While also showing us a shot of Joe Dempsie's new character, the trailer sees a Rachel facing a serious threat, as she tells Khadija on her news programme: "The question we asked ourselves a year ago has become even more urgent. How do we sort fact from fiction? How can we believe what we see?"
You can watch the thrilling trailer right here now.
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The synopsis for season 3 teases: "It’s been 12 months since Rachel Carey (Holliday 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 Commander of Counter Terrorism Command, determined to regain the public’s trust in surveillance technology through the new Operation Veritas camera system.
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"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?"
Other new stars joining the series alongside Dempsie include Killian Scott, Hugh Quarshie, Linus Roache, Jonathan Aris, Andrew Buchan and Amanda Drew.
The Capture season 3 will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in spring 2026.
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
