The Buccaneers Renewed: Season 3 Is Happening
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Last Updated on October 12, 2025 by Stefanie Hutson
Apple TV+ has ordered a third season of The Buccaneers, keeping Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel alive for another round of romance, rivalry, and high-society maneuvering. If you’ve been waiting to see where those tangled alliances and marriages head next, the next chapter is on the way.
The Buccaneers Confirmed for Season 3
Apple TV+ says Season 3 will see the “Buccaneers” push back as a group. Where their first months in England were about dazzled first loves, the new episodes pivot to choosing lasting partners and defining their futures. A new, enigmatic Duke takes charge at Tintagel, and the estate itself faces uncertainty. The press line spells it out: if polite society thought the American arrivals merely rocked the boat, this Duke may sink it.
Series creator Katherine Jakeways put it simply: “We couldn’t be more delighted to be lacing up our corsets, slipping on our ball gowns and running breathless across the cliffs of Tintagel for the third time… Huge thanks to Apple TV+ and also to the devoted viewers for loving the show as much as we do.”
Where Season 2 left the story
Without getting into spoilers, Season 2 widened the frame: love turned into marriage (and sometimes leverage), friendships were tested, and the English legal system cast a long shadow over women with fewer choices than their fortunes suggest. Season 3’s “fighting back” teaser reads like a promise that the core group will work in concert rather than in competition, using what they’ve learned about titles, money, and power to set new terms.
Who’s expected to return
Season 2 featured Kristine Frøseth (Looking for Alaska), Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), Imogen Waterhouse (The Outpost), Aubri Ibrag (Dive Club), Josie Totah (Saved by the Bell), Mia Threapleton (The Last Thing He Told Me), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl), Grace Ambrose (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder), and Guy Remmers (The Buccaneers). Apple hasn’t announced season 3 casting yet, but the renewal announcement positions the same circle of American friends at the heart of the new run, with an added “bad-boy” Duke stirring the pot at Tintagel.
Katherine Jakeways writes the series and executive produces with Beth Willis; Joe Innes joins as an executive producer for Season 3. Season 2’s directors included William McGregor (Poldark), Rachel Leiterman (Magnum P.I.), John Hardwick (The Serpent), and Charlie Manton (The Other Half). The show is produced by The Forge Entertainment (a Banijay U.K. company) for Apple TV+.
The source material, and why it matters
Wharton never finished The Buccaneers, which gives the adaptation room to chart its own endgame while still honoring the setup: wealthy young Americans colliding with rigid British class codes in the 1870s. That blend—manners, money, and modern instincts peeking through period rules—has been the series’ hook. Season 3’s premise suggests the women have learned how the system works and are ready to bend it toward the lives they want.
When and where to watch
Apple TV+ hasn’t announced a premiere window yet, but casting sites suggest the season will begin filming in February 2026 in Scotland. Seasons 1–2 are streaming HERE on Apple TV+, so it’s easy to catch up (or rewatch the Season 2 finale) before the new episodes arrive. We'll update here and on our Facebook page when we know more.
