BBC America has renewed Killing Eve for a third season

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

BBC America has renewed the critically-acclaimed series Killing Eve for a third season, just a day after the premiere of the much-anticipated second season. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a desk-bound MI5 officer who begins tracking down an extremely talented yet psychopathic assassin by the name of Villanelle (Jodie Comer), but even as Polastri's pursuit begins costing lives, the two women find themselves becoming obsessed with one another.

The third season of Killing Eve will also hand the reins to a new creative team. The first season of the series was brought to us by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) with the second season placing Emerald Fennell (PROMISING YOUNG WOMEN) in the role, and now the third will find Suzanne Heathcote (Fear the Walking Dead) boarding as lead writer and executive producer. Sarah Barnett, President, Entertainment Networks for AMC Networks, said:

We love having this show and the brilliant Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer and Fiona Shaw on our networks. Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Emerald Fennell have delivered two addictively entertaining seasons. 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. Killing Eve doesn’t do anything in a templated way; we love giving opportunity to three genius women to make their mark.

It seems that Killing Eve might make this something of a tradition, with each season falling into the hands of a new writer. "It’s been such an exciting year for me on Killing Eve. I think it’s cool that this tradition has been built into this untraditional show. Inheriting some of Phoebe’s characters was a treat – I can’t wait to see what Suzanne does next," said Emerald Fennell, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge adding, "I’m very excited that the Killing Eve baton is being passed onto another incredible writer for season 3. We can sleep soundly knowing these characters are safe in Suzanne Heathcote’s hilariously murderous hands." I haven't yet caught the first episode of the second season, but if it's anything like the first, I'm already pumped to see where the third season will take these characters.