'Killing Eve' Season 3 Will Premiere Two Weeks Early
Killing Eve is coming back for more. AMC Networks announced in April 2019, just hours after the show's Season 2 premiere, that Killing Eve will return for a third season with a new showrunner at the helm, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's what we know about what's next for the hit thriller.
The show will premiere two weeks early.
The third season of Killing Eve was originally set to debut on Sunday April 26, 2020 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. However, the debut was moved up by two weeks, to Sunday April 12 at 9 p.m. EST / 8 p.m. CST. All eight new episodes will be simulcast on BBC AMERICA and AMC.
There's a new woman in charge.
Just like Season 2 saw Emerald Fennell take over showrunning duties from creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Season 3 will see Fear the Walking Dead writer Suzanne Heathcote leading the charge as writer and executive producer.
"I’m very excited that the Killing Eve baton is being passed onto another incredible writer for Season 3," Waller-Bridge said in a statement. "We can sleep soundly knowing these characters are safe in Suzanne Heathcote’s hilariously murderous hands."
Heathcote also worked on Apple TV Plus's See and developed for HBO and Freeform, according to Deadline. She has a background in writing for theater.
Your favorite stars are coming back.
Spoiler Alert! Stars Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, and Fiona Shaw will all return for the third season. Waller-Bridge and Oh will executive produce alongside Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Gina Mingacci, Damon Thomas, and Jeff Melvoin.
"As we did last year, we’re renewing Killing Eve right out of the gate, now with Suzanne Heathcote as lead writer, as a sign of confidence—we adore this show as much as our fans do," said Sarah Barnett, president of entertainment networks for AMC Networks, in a statement. "Killing Eve doesn’t do anything in a templated way; we love giving opportunity to three genius women to make their mark."
New cast members include actors from Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Succession.
Gemma Whalen (Yara Greyjoy in Game of Thrones) and Pedja Bjelac (Igor Karkaroff in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) are joining the cast for Season 3, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Other new names on the roster include French actress Camille Cottin (Allied), Turlough Convery (Poldark, Ready Player One, BBC One's Les Misérables), Steve Pemberton (The League of Gentlemen), Evgenia Dodina (One Week and a Day), and Raj Bajaj (Doctor Who, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding), according to EW.
Dame Harriet Walter (Caroline Collingwood in Succession) and Danny Sapani (William North in Harlots) are also new additions.
Season 1 of Killing Eve made its mark as one of the top shows of 2018, earning two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe win for Sandra Oh in the Best Actress in a Drama Series category.
Eve and Villanelle will try to live without each other.
"The third season continues the story of two women with brutal pasts, addicted to each other but now trying desperately to live their lives without their drug of choice," according to a synopsis from BBC America. "For Villanelle, the assassin without a job, Eve is dead. For Eve, the ex-MI6 operative hiding in plain sight, Villanelle will never find her. All seems fine until a shocking and personal death sets them on a collision course yet again. The journey back to each other will cost both of them friends, family, and allegiances … and perhaps a share of their souls."
"This is a season about identity, self-determination and chaos," Sally Woodward Gentle, executive producer for Sid Gentle Films Ltd., said.
See the first photos from the season below.
This won't be the last season.
Before Season 3 even released, BBC America announced in January 2020 that Killing Eve had been renewed for Season 4. The showrunner for the next chapter has not yet been revealed.
We've been dying to tell you... #KillingEve Season 4. 😘 https://t.co/0pqOIFh5Jk pic.twitter.com/BttEBO00s2
— Killing Eve (@KillingEve) January 3, 2020
Killing Eve airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on BBC America and AMC.
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