It was re-commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama, Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer BBC and Kristin Jones, EVP of international programming, AMC Networks.

Series Three is executive produced by Sister Co-Founder Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Landscapers, This Is Going To Hurt), writer and creator Abi Morgan (River, Suffragette, The Hour), Lucy Dyke (The Split, Black Mirror, Ripper Street) and Lucy Richer for the BBC. Dee Koppang O’Leary (Bridgerton, The Crown) boards as the lead director with Sumrah Mohammed and Emma Genders producing.

Synopsis

Set in the fast-paced, complex world of London’s high-end divorce circuit, The Split is an authentic, multi-layered and witty examination of modern marriage and the legacy of divorce. Following the messy lives of the three Defoe sisters, Hannah (Nicola Walker), Nina (Annabel Scholey) and Rose (Fiona Button) and their formidable mother Ruth (Deborah Findlay), Abi Morgan is set to conclude the trilogy with the most dramatic and heartbreaking series to date, as we watch a divorce lawyer confronted by her very own divorce.

Adding fuel to the fire, the catalyst to the breakdown of Hannah and Nathan’s marriage, Christie (Barry Atsma), will also return to the final series, which sees Hannah and Nathan’s formerly rock-solid marriage unravel as they try to come to an amicable separation agreement.

As Hannah and Nathan begin to divide up their 20 years together, Hannah faces what she is about to lose and a shocking revelation dramatically changes the stakes. As the battlelines are redrawn, we wonder if their dream of achieving the 'good divorce' is even possible. Will they find a path through the wreckage, or is The Split simply too deep to repair?

How many episodes in series three?
6 x 60

Key Cast
Nicola Walker - Hannah Stern
Stephen Mangan - Nathan Stern
Barry Atsma - Christie Carmichael
Annabel Scholey - Nina Defoe
Deborah Findlay - Ruth Defoe
Fiona Button - Rose Defoe
Lara Pulver - Kate
Chukwudi Iwuji - Zander Hale
Damien Molony - Tyler Donaghue

Where can I watch The Split?

The third series will air on BBC One in April. The Split Series one and two are available on BBC iPlayer to stream now.

The second series, which averaged over six million viewers and over 19 million streams, became the third most watched drama series on BBC iPlayer in 2020*.

*does not include continuing drama titles

The Split will air on Monday 4 April on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

All episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer from 4 April.