'Marcella' Season 3: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the Netflix Nordic noir
Season 2 of 'Marcella' ended on heady notes. What started as an intense thriller about a detective (Anna Friel) with a rare neurological condition leading to blackouts for prolonged amnesiac periods with the detective becoming a suspect in the very murders she was investigating, ended in a mindblowing conclusion.
Now, after almost a year-and-a-half-long wait, the ITV original series is returning for a third season with new ventures for Marcella. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming season.
Release date
'Marcella' returns for a Season 3 on Netflix on June 14, 2020.
Plot
According to the official synopsis of the upcoming Season 3 of 'Marcella': "Following on from the dramatic conclusion of the previous series, the new eight-parter sees Marcella in Belfast as an undercover detective. She has taken on a new identity, Keira, and has infiltrated the infamous Maguire crime family but as she investigates their activities, questions come to the fore about how much she’s embraced the Keira personality and left Marcella behind."
"In true Marcella style, the series has interweaving storylines with strands focusing upon the Maguires' criminal operations. As she inhabits the character of Keira, Marcella’s quest for the truth puts her in danger and others in harm’s way. Her undercover role makes her take risks, but will her old life eventually catch up with her?"
Cast
Anna Friel as Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland
Friel reprises her role as the titular detective, who in Season 3 will be working undercover in Belfast. The actress is best known for her role of Beth Jordache on 'Brookside' and as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles on 'Pushing Daisies'. She is also known for her role in 'Odyssey' and 'The Girlfriend Experience'. Friel has won several accolades, including an International Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, a National Television Award, an RTS Award, including an honorary degree, and BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award, Saturn Award, Genie Award and Czech Lion Award nominations.
Nicholas Pinnock as Jason Backland
Pinnock stars as Jason, Marcella's husband. The actor is best known for his role of Leon in the award-winning drama, 'Top Boy'. He currently also stars as the lead character Aaron Wallace in the US legal drama 'For Life'.
Ray Panthaki as Detective Inspector Rav Sangha
Panthaki is known for his roles in '28 Days Later', 'Rehab', 'Tube Tales', 'Provoked', 'Interview with a Hitman', 'It's a Wonderful Afterlife' and 'Kidulthood', which he also produced. His directorial debut 'Life Sentence', which he also wrote, won Best UK Short at the East End Film Festival 2013.
New cast members are welcomed to the series, including Amanda Burton (Waterloo Road, Silent Witness) who takes on the role of Katherine, the matriarch of the Maguire family; Aaron McCusker (Bohemian Rhapsody, Fortitude, Shameless) plays her son, Finn Maguire; whilst Hugo Speer (The Musketeers, Britannia, The Full Monty), who made a brief appearance in the final scenes of series two, reprises his role as Frank Young.
Creators
'Marcella' is created by Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of 'The Bridge', and Nicola Larder. Rosenfeldt writes the first two episodes of Season 3 and episodes 3-8 are written by David Allison, Rachel Flowerday, Mike Walden, Matthew Thomas and Tim Loane. Gilles Bannier directed the first four episodes, with Ashley Pearce directing the final four.
Trailers
There is no trailer for Season 3 as of yet. MEA WorldWide will update this article when it is released.
Where to watch
'Marcella' returns for a Season 3 on Netflix on June 14, 2020. The first two seasons are currently streaming on Netflix.
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