Work is underway on Rogue Heroes season 3, with Paddy Mayne and his comrades heading to France for a final showdown with the German forces.
We suspected a third series was on the cards ever since the cliffhanger finale to this year's second season, which saw the soldiers of the SAS parachuting behind enemy lines in the summer of 1944 - but now it's been confirmed.
“Series three picks up as the war enters a critical phase with the allies mobilising to liberate France," said Stephen Knight in an official statement.
"Way ahead of the advancing front line the SAS are doing what they do best, creating chaos and carnage among the defending axis troops. Never has the war been so bloody and never have the stakes been so high. The Rogue Heroes dare to win, but at what cost to themselves and their souls?”
The second season, which debuted on New Year's Day 2025, opened in 1943 and focused on Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) as he led the SAS in the battle to liberate Italy from the Nazis.
Despite railing against authority throughout the Italian campaign, by the end of the series the Ulsterman seemed to have mellowed slightly, although how long that will last is another matter.
It also followed SAS founder David Stirling (Connor Swindells) who was imprisoned in an Italian POW camp after being captured by the Germans in North Africa at the end of the first season - however it looks like Swindells WILL NOT be returning for the third series.
But will there be a SAS Rogue Heroes season 3? Here's everything we know...
* SPOILERS FOR SAS ROGUE HEROES SEASON 2 AHEAD *
SAS Rogue Heroes season 3 release date
In September 2025 the BBC confirmed filming has begun on the third series, releasing an image of Jack O'Connell - who plays Paddy Mayne - with a clapperboard.
That means we can expect the third installment of the WW2 drama to hit BBC1 in 2026. When we have a confirmed premiere date, we'll be sure to let you know.
SAS Rogue Heroes season 3 plot
SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 ended in June 1944, with Paddy Mayne and his comrades parachuting into France in the hours ahead of D-Day, so we'd expect the story to begin from that point.
An official synopsis from the BBC reads..
"Summer, 1944, France. Paddy Mayne and his Rogues have parachuted deep behind enemy lines and must destroy and disrupt the mighty German army as they continue to repel the Allied advances. Alongside the French resistance and new recruits, the SAS once again face seemingly unsurmountable challenges, as the liberation of Western Europe begins."
History boffins will know that Mayne led the SAS with great distinction through the final campaigns of the war in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Norway, often campaigning alongside local resistance fighters.
SAS Rogue Heroes cast
Jack O'Connell was undoubtedly the star of SAS Rogue Heroes season 3 and his portrayal of Major Paddy Mayne reminded us a little bit of Peaky Blinders' Tommy Shelby, another charismatic and menacing Steven Knight creation.
However Connor Swindells will not be back for a third season.
Stephen Knight worked hard to build a storyline for his character, David Stirling, in the second series, yet those who've studied the history of the SAS will know Stirling spent the rest of the war as a prisoner in Colditz Castle, bringing his tale to something of a dead end.
There are some new recruits though, including Lorne MacFadyen (Vigil, Starstruck) who joins in the role of Reverend Fraser McLusky.
Nick Hargrove (Devotion, American Primeval), Andrew Dawson and Jake Jarratt, have also signed up to fight alongside members of the French and Belgian Maquis.
Here's a full list of characters from the second series who are confirmed to be returning...
- Jack O'Connell as Major Paddy Mayne
- Jacob Ifan as Pat Riley
- Corin Silva as Jim Almonds
- Sofia Boutella as Eve Mansour
- Theo Barklem-Biggs as Reg Seekings
- Stuart Campbell as Bill Fraser
- Jacob McCarthy as Johnny Cooper
- Bobby Schofield as Dave Kershaw
- Dominic West as Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke
- Jack Barton as Lieutenant John Tonkin
Will there be a SAS Rogue Heroes season 4?
The show's creator Steven Knight has also been very open about his desire to complete the tale and at a 2024 press event to mark the launch of the second series, he gave the following response when asked if there could be one more series...
"Not one series," he replied. "No, we want to take this to the end of the war, and just a bit beyond."
SAS Rogue Heroes season 3 trailer
With filming yet to begin, there's no trailer for this one yet. We'll be sure to upload it as soon as one lands.
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