The Outlaws

The Outlaws – BBC & Amazon confirm a third series in production

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Season 3 of Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws is filming now in Bristol. 

The Outlaws follows a group of strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol. The show won audiences over with an engaging cast of characters who find themselves depending on each other while stuck between the criminal underworld and the local police.

Here’s the premise for The Outlaws Season 3:

With crime boss The Dean behind bars awaiting trial, The Outlaws are moving on with their lives – until one of their own returns with a deadly secret, hurling them back into mortal danger. As a murder manhunt closes in on the gang, can they prove their innocence before The Dean’s case collapses, and he comes looking for revenge?

The Outlaws Season 3 clapperboard

Joining Stephen Merchant, the returning cast includes Rhianne Barreto, Gamba Cole, Darren Boyd, Clare Perkins and Eleanor Tomlinson. Plus, Jessica Gunning, Charles Babalola, Tom Hanson and Claes Bang (Bad Sisters, Dracula).

In his own characteristic style, Stephen Merchant said:

“After the overwhelming response to the first two series, I’m delighted to be bringing back our lovable band of miscreants for more misadventures. Audiences have really taken the characters to their hearts, so I can’t wait for them to see what hot water we’ve thrown them into this time. And I’m thrilled we’ll once again be filming in my hometown of Bristol. I expect I’ll be welcomed with a ticker-tape parade. It didn’t happen on the previous series, but I put that down to Covid.” 

The Outlaws Season 3 is a co-production between the BBC and Amazon Studios. Big Talk (part of ITV Studios) produce the show with Stephen Merchant’s Four Eyes.

Merchant serves as executive producer, director, and writer on the show, which he co-created with Elgin James. Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, and Matthew Justice also serve as executive producers for Big Talk, along with John Butler.

While we wait for Season 3, the first two runs of The Outlaws remain available on BBC iPlayer. Internationally, the show lives on Prime Video.