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Airing its third and final season next month on BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC Three, Boarders<\/em> has added a host of new cast members.<\/p>\n

New cast members include Rufus Jones, Patrick Baladi, Alfie Watlington-Geese, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Kenyah Sandy, Daisy Jacob, Louis Thresher and Nagaieh Dad.<\/p>\n

Boarders<\/em> was created and written by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, who co-stars in the series. Boarders<\/em> is produced by Studio Lambert for the BBC, in association with All3Media International.<\/p>\n

Stepping back into their roles for the final season are Aruna Jalloh, Jodie Campbell, Josh Tedeku, Myles Kamwendo and Sekou Diaby.<\/p>\n

Other returning cast includes Niky Wardley, Assa Kanout\u00e9, Tallulah Greive, Rosie Graham, Georgina Sadler, Zheng Xi Yong, Archie Fisher, Andrew Harmon-Gray, Ruxandra Porojnicu, Maxim Ays, Kendra Brown, Al Foran, William Andrews and Yuriri Naka.<\/p>\n

Boarders<\/em> follows five talented Black inner-city teens transported to an alien world\u2014an elite British boarding school\u2014after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St. Gilbert\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait for audiences to dive into our third and final season of Boarders<\/em>,\u201d said writer, creator and executive producer Taylor. \u201cThis final chapter delivers all the fun, funnies and messiness that fans have come to adore. I\u2019m incredibly grateful for the love and support the show has received\u2014it\u2019s truly been a labor of love. Here’s to one last ride!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been so lucky with our hugely talented cast on Boarders<\/em>, from our brilliant returning characters to the exciting new faces joining for series three,\u201d said Madeleine Sinclair, creative director of scripted at Studio Lambert. \u201cThis final term at St Gilbert\u2019s goes out with a bang, as Daniel\u2019s scripts take us on a wild journey of ambition, rivalry and mayhem. We\u2019ve pulled out all the stops to give Boarders<\/em> the send-off that this special show, and its wonderful fans, deserve\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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