When Does ‘Ludwig’ Season 3 Premiere? Filming Has Already Started

Kelli Boyle October 21, 2026, 2:40 pm

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Ludwig Season 2 premiered on October 13 on BritBox, and by that time, filming on Ludwig Season 3 had already started.

The hit series about the titular master puzzle maker turned police consultant is also getting an American adaptation made by the creators of Black Sails and Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and a Christmas special is coming out this year. Suffice it to say that people love Ludwig. So, when can fans expect to see Season 3? Here’s everything we know.

When does Ludwig Season 3 come out?

Ludwig Season 3 is filming now, and the stars have been spotted back on set since production resumed in September. Star David Mitchell previously told TV Insider that they would start filming at the beginning of September.

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Ludwig Season 1 came out on BBC in the U.K. in September 2024 and on BritBox in the U.S. in March 2025. Season 2 premiered in August 2026 on BBC and October 2026 on BritBox. While a Ludwig Season 3 premiere date hasn’t been announced for BBC or BritBox, as of the time of publication, the previous release schedule implies that Season 3 would come out in late summer or early fall 2027 on BBC and a few months later on BritBox.

When are new episodes of Ludwig?

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Ludwig Season 2 episodes come out on Tuesdays on BritBox. One episode comes out weekly through November 17 on the standard BritBox subscription. BritBox premium subscribers have the full season (six episodes) already available as of October 13. Season 1 is streaming on BritBox as well.

Is Ludwig renewed for Season 4?

As of the time of writing, Ludwig hasn’t gotten a Season 4 renewal yet, but it seems likely given the show’s global success.

Who is in the Ludwig cast?

Mitchell stars alongside Anna Maxwell Martin as Lucy. Also returning for series two are Dipo Ola as DCI Russell Carter, Dylan Hughes as Henry Betts-Taylor, Dorothy Atkinson as DCS Carol Shaw, Ralph Ineson as Chief Constable Ziegler, and Karl Pilkington as DI Matt Neville.

Joining the cast as series regulars are Mark Bonnar as newspaper editor, Gareth Fisher, Sian Clifford as local MP, Joanne Kemper, Ben Ashenden as DC Ethan Cole, and Rumi Sutton as DC Caitlin Sullivan. Stephen Merchant guest stars as Danny Sloane, a cocky snooker champion who is at odds with Ludwig in Season 2 Episode 4.

When is the Ludwig Christmas special?

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The special comes out later this year. Set in Yorkshire, the hour-long Christmas episode will see the Taylors arrive at a remote Christmas-themed hotel when a sudden blackout turns the festive celebration into a locked-room murder mystery. With a roaring blizzard outside and Ludwig and his friends cut off from the outside world, they must spend the night at the lodging despite knowing that somewhere in one of the rooms, there is a killer.

Sir David Suchet, famous for playing Hercule Poirot, will be in the special.

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