Killing Eve Season 3 Premiere Moved Up Two Weeks

AMC Networks Entertainment Group has decided to release the third season of Killing Eve two weeks ahead of schedule.

Season three of the drama series is now slated to bow on Sunday, April 12. All eight new episodes will be simulcast on BBC America and AMC. Returning for the new season of Killing Eve are leads Sandra Oh (Eve) and Jodie Comer (Villanelle), as well as Fiona Shaw, Kim Bodnia, Sean Delaney and Owen McDonnell.

Suzanne Heathcote serves as lead writer and executive producer for season three, which is executive produced by Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gina Mingacci, Damon Thomas, Jeff Melvoin, Suzanne Heathcote and Sandra Oh. Killing Eve is produced by Sid Gentle Films Ltd. for BBC America and is distributed by Endeavor Content. The series is based on the Codename Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.

Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios, said: “We know how adored this series is and we know how keen people are for great content right now. This season of Killing Eve digs deep psychologically, and with actors like Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer and Fiona Shaw the results are nothing short of astonishing. We literally couldn’t wait for fans to see it.”