AMC+ has set the premiere date for critically-acclaimed crime dramaHappy Valley’s third and final season. Fans of the British crime drama will get to join fierce Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) on her investigation when the season debuts on Monday, May 22.Happy Valleyseason three will be available to watch exclusively on Acorn TV, AMC+, and BBC America, with new episodes dropping weekly.
Happy Valleyseason three wasannounced for renewal in October 2021, after a six-year hiatus. It was also announced that the season, which began filming in 2022, will have six episodes with Cawood reuniting with her nemesis Tommy Lee (James Norton), who is in prison. The show’s creatorSally Wainwright(Gentleman Jack) had also teased that the season will follow the Sergeant as she discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim.

Thefinal seasonwill also follow a series of events sparked by the discovery of the remains found by Cawood. This discovery will also be the cause of Cawood’s renewed interaction with Lee, who is a murderer and rapist and also the father of Cawood’s grandson, Ryan (Rhys Connah). The season will also focus on Ryan, who is now sixteen, as he tries to come to terms with having a biological father who raped his mother and is also in prison while dealing with his grandmother’s relationship with his father. The six-episode season will also see Clare Cartwright (Siobhan Finneran) return as the devoted sister of Cawood.
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How To Catch-up With Season 1 and 2 of ‘Happy Valley’
On Acorn TV, Season 1 is now available to watch, and Season 2 will be available on Monday, April 3. You can catch Season 1 on marathon on BBC America on Monday, May 8 through Wednesday, May 10, with two episodes airing at 11pm ET/PT back-to-back. Season two will air on Monday, May 15, through Wednesday, May 17, at the same time, airing two episodes back-to-back. Both seasons are also available to watch on AMC+.
Happy Valleyseason three is written and created by Wainwright. She also directs alongsidePatrick HarkinsandFergus O’Brien.The season is produced byJessica Taylorand executive produced by Wainwright, Lancashire,Faith Penhale, Will Johnstonfor Lookout Point,Ben IrvingandRebecca Fergusonfor the BBC. Lookout Point produces for BBC with AMC Networks co-producing. BBC Studios handles distribution of the series.
Happy Valleyseason three will premiere on Monday, May 22, and it will be available to watch on AMC+, BBC America, and Acorn TV.