Amazon Freevee released the official trailer for Season Three this week of the spy-thriller series, Alex Rider. Rider is a London-based teenager who, unbeknownst to him, has been trained for the dangerous world of espionage since he was a child. The new season will bring Alex’s journey of self-discovery to a shocking conclusion. All 8 new episodes of Season Three will be available on April 5, 2024, exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the U.S., UK, and Germany.
The show is based on the book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
The upcoming season is adapted from the fifth Alex Rider novel, and will put the teenage spy on the tail of his greatest enemy: the criminal network known as Scorpia.
The third season of Alex Rider features the return of series stars Otto Farrant (Edge of the World, Mrs. Wilson) as Alex Rider, Vicky McClure (Line of Duty, Trigger Point) as Mrs. Jones, Stephen Dillane (The Outrun, Red Election) as Alan Blunt, Brenock O’Connor (The Split, Game of Thrones) as Tom Harris, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Rain Dogs, Christopher Robin) as Jack Starbright, and Marli Siu (Everything I Know About Love, Our Ladies) as Kyra Vashenko-Chao. As previously announced, new actors joining the cast this season include Sofia Helin (Lust, The Bridge) as Julia Rothman, Shelley Conn (Gen V, Bridgerton) as Laura Kellner, Kevin McNally (The Crown, Pirates of the Caribbean) as Max Grendel, and Jason Wong (Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, The Covenant) as Nile.
