BBC drops Killing Eve season 3 trailer – and an April release date

Killing Eve
(Image credit: BBC)

Killing Eve is one of the biggest homegrown BBC shows of recent years – and it's set to get even bigger, with a third season we now know will be hitting our TV screens this coming April.

US viewers will be able to watch the start of the new season, on BBC America or AMC, on April 26 at 10pm. As ever with Killing Eve, those of you in the UK will have to wait a bit longer for it to arrive on BBC iPlayer – if you can bear to wait an extra couple of months.

The spy thriller series – based on the Villanelle novels by Luke Jennings – has been a runaway success, thanks to blistering performances from Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy) and Jodie Comer (My Mad Fat Diary), a smart and subversive plot, and razor-sharp dialogue courtesy of Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

BBC America dropped the below trailer in time for Valentine's Day, with a suitably red filter that almost certainly has nothing to do with any bloodshed, and everything to do with mass-market celebrations of romance. It's a love story of sorts, we suppose?

Killing time

UK viewers may be grieving over having to wait longer than their American cousins, though they will now have the ad-free Britbox streaming service to tide them over if need be.

Britbox was initially a platform to export British televisions shows to the US and Canada, though the service has now come back home to offer classic series such as Coronation Street, Broadchurch, and Fawlty Towers in one bundled streaming service.

Henry St Leger

Henry is a freelance technology journalist, and former News & Features Editor for TechRadar, where he specialized in home entertainment gadgets such as TVs, projectors, soundbars, and smart speakers. Other bylines include Edge, T3, iMore, GamesRadar, NBC News, Healthline, and The Times.

Latest in BBC iPlayer
The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Joy (Nicola Coughlan) explore ancient ruins in the Doctor Who 2024 Christmas Special
New Doctor Who Christmas Special trailer teases a full festive time travelling adventure and I can't wait
Jamie Dornan in The Tourist
BBC renews four critically-acclaimed dramas as it lays out plans for 2023
BBC iPlayer logo
How to watch BBC iPlayer from abroad
Killing Eve
BBC drops Killing Eve season 3 trailer – and an April release date
Netflix and Spotify are snapping up the iPlayer's younger audience says the BBC
BBC iPlayer to be 're-invented' by 2020
Latest in News
A super close up image of the Google Gemini app in the Play Store
It's official: Google Assistant will be retired for phones this year, with Gemini taking over
Quordle on a smartphone held in a hand
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, March 16 (game #1147)
NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, March 16 (game #378)
NYT Connections homescreen on a phone, on a purple background
NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, March 16 (game #644)
Three iPhone 16 handsets on show
Apple could launch an iPhone 17 Ultra this year – but we've heard these rumors before
Super Mario Odyssey
ChatGPT is the ultimate gaming tool - here's 4 ways you can use AI to help with your next playthrough