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New Season of The Capture Explores AI and Immigration

2/27/2026

Summary

Story summary

The Capture returns with a plot involving a Russian asset using deepfake technology to evade UK border controls.
Holliday Grainger (the star of The Capture) underscores the show's relevance and its AI and cyber-threat themes.
Grainger's character, DCI Rachel Carey, leads the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.
The series addresses anti-immigration sentiment and institutional resistance to change.
The new season premieres on BBC One on March 8.

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Story summary

The Capture returns with a plot involving a Russian asset using deepfake technology to evade UK border controls.
Holliday Grainger (the star of The Capture) underscores the show's relevance and its AI and cyber-threat themes.
Grainger's character, DCI Rachel Carey, leads the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.
The series addresses anti-immigration sentiment and institutional resistance to change.
The new season premieres on BBC One on March 8.