Anna Friel confirms ITV has postponed Marcella
Anna Friel has announced that Marcella's anticipated third series has been postponed by ITV and will now air in the Autumn.
The actress posted the message on social media, tweeting: "Marcella will be shown in the autumn! Sorry for those of you waiting . Xxx"
Marcella will be shown in the autumn! Sorry for those of you waiting . Xxx
— Anna Friel (@annafriel) April 8, 2020
Viewers have been waiting for the Scandi-Noir's return since series 2's finale aired in 2018.
Fans were relieved that the series would at least be returning this year, with one commenting: "Fantastic, looking forward to it already. Always good to have something for the darker months."
Another added: "Bring on Autumn. For many reasons, including Marcella! Sooner the better."
The critically-acclaimed crime drama follows Anna as brilliant detective Marcella, who suffers from dissociative fugue, which leaves her with memory loss.
Series two ended on a fair few cliff hangers, featuring Marcella giving custody of her kids up, assaulting DI Rav Sangha before slashing her own face in a Joker-esque way and sleeping rough.
Marcella was approached and asked to go undercover – turns out she’d been accidentally pronounced dead at the scene of a house fire, so is in a good position to do some espionage.
ITV recently teased what fans can expect from series 3: "Following on from the dramatic conclusion of the previous series, the new eight-parter sees Marcella in Belfast as an undercover detective. She has taken on a new identity, Keira, and has infiltrated the infamous Maguire crime family but as she investigates their activities, questions come to the fore about how much she’s embraced the Keira personality and left Marcella behind.
"As she inhabits the character of Keira, Marcella’s quest for the truth puts her in danger and others in harm’s way. Her undercover role makes her take risks, but will her old life eventually catch up with her?"
New cast members are welcomed to the series including Amanda Burton (Waterloo Road, Silent Witness) who takes on the role of Katherine, the matriarch of the Maguire family; Aaron McCusker (Bohemian Rhapsody, Fortitude, Shameless) plays her son, Finn Maguire; whilst Hugo Speer (The Musketeers, Britannia, The Full Monty), who made a brief appearance in the final scenes of series two, reprises his role as Frank Young,
Marcella will return to ITV in the Autumn.
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