BBC Commissions Third Series Of The Fall

The BBC has commissioned a new series of The Fall, written and directed by Allan Cubitt and produced by Fables in association with Artist Studio.

The third series of the controversial crime drama set in Northern Ireland has been commissioned by Kim Shillinglaw, Controller BBC Two and Ben Stephenson, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning.

Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan return as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and serial killer Paul Spector. The series will continue the story following the success of season two, which gained a series average of 3.3 million viewers and 12.5% share of the audience. The season finale was watched by 3.6 million consolidated viewers with a 12.7 percent share.

Writer and director Allan Cubitt says: "We’d like to thank the BBC, Kim Shillinglaw, Ben Stephenson and Stephen Wright for showing such confidence in the drama we have created with Artists Studio. The cliffhanger ending of season two was conceived in the hope of further exploring the characters and the themes that are at the heart of The Fall. We’re grateful to be given this opportunity by the BBC."

Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, says: "The story is far from over. Allan has known the end game from the beginning - the cat and mouse game between Gillian and Jamie has one last act to play out. Who will win?"

Kim Shillinglaw, Controller BBC Two adds: "I want programme makers to come to BBC Two to do their most distinctive and signature work and I’m therefore delighted that Allan Cubitt and the team are bringing The Fall back for a third series, demonstrating once again the continued strength of drama on the channel."

The Fall is produced by Gub Neal for Artists Studio, part of Endemol Shine Group. The Executive Producers are Allan Cubitt, Justin Thomson-Glover, Patrick Irwin and Gillian Anderson.

Distributed by Endemol Shine International, The Fall has sold to 200 countries including Netflix in the US, BBC First Australia, Bravo Canada, DirecTV Latin America, Globosat Brazil, RTE Ireland, Fox International Channels across Asia as well as a multi-territory deal with ZDF Enterprises Germany.

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