A third season of BBC One’s The Musketeers has been announced, less than halfway into the current run.

The action-adventure drama has once again been re-commissioned with financial backing from BBC Worldwide and BBC America.

Season 2 continues at 9pm on Friday 13 February on BBC One.

A BBC Worldwide spokesman commented: “The Musketeers has delighted audiences at home and around the world and we’re thrilled that we’ve been able to financially support bringing a third series to the BBC, with improved value for the licence fee payer.”

The fourth episode of Season 2, ‘Emilie’, aired last week on BBC One.

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The Musketeers stars Luke Pasqualino (Skins) as D’Artagnan, Tom Burke (The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin) as Aramis and Howard Charles (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Porthos.

Season 3 will begin filming in the Czech Republic in April, director Andy Hay revealed on Twitter.

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