Some good news for Doctor Foster fans: The hit drama is set to return for a third and final season.
The BBC revealed on Wednesday that season three of Mike Bartlett’s show will see Suranne Jones reprise her award-winning role as Gemma Foster, opposite A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ Bertie Carvel as Simon and Tom Taylor as Tom.
Made by Drama Republic for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the five-part series will begin filming in and around Hertfordshire later this spring.
“Ten years ago, on discovering her husband Simon was having an affair, Gemma Foster enacted a masterful revenge. But the fallout was devastating when her 15-year-old son Tom disappeared. Now, in series three, Gemma is still a GP, still in the same house, but on the brink of a fresh start: She has met someone new and is getting married,” a plot synopsis reads. “But as the wedding day draws closer, and friends and family gather, shadows from the past begin to re-emerge, threatening both her happiness and her reputation. As Gemma fights to protect those she loves and expose whoever’s intent on hurting her, will she be able to put the past to bed, dispense justice, and claim the future she deserves, before it is too late”
Jones says when she got the call to return as Gemma Foster, she “knew the time was right.”
“We needed space from the first two series, and we needed Tom — Gemma and Simon’s runaway son — to return as an adult with questions,” said the Gentleman Jack star. “For me, this time around it’s about accountability and questioning: ‘Can we ever truly sever ties with our past and the damage or traumas that haunt us, so we can fully move forward?’ Gemma and Simon have so much to unpick… It’s been an exciting time working with the brilliant Mike Bartlett again, and the team at Drama Republic, on the scripts and now I can’t wait to start filming.”
Writer, creator and executive producer Bartlett added: “I always hoped that we’d get to tell the final part of Gemma’s story, which is about a woman seeking justice in an unfair world. That feels as relevant now as when Gemma first found a blonde hair on the scarf.”
Doctor Foster was a U.K. sensation when it aired in 2015 and 2017, with nearly 10 million people watching the finale of series two. It also achieved critical acclaim, with Suranne Jones winning a BAFTA for her performance.
Series three is produced by Drama Republic, a Mediawan Group Company. It will be directed by John Hardwick (One Day, Buccaneers), with Nige Watson (Killing Eve, The Assassin) as producer. Executive producers are Roanna Benn and Jude Liknaitzky (for Drama Republic), Mike Bartlett and Suranne Jones.
The third season of Doctor Foster was commissioned by Lindsay Salt, BBC director of drama. BBC Studios is handling global sales of the series and the format, adapted in 15 territories worldwide.
