BBC comedy Boarders has confirmed a return date for its third and final season. The series, which first debuted in 2024, follows five Black teenagers who gain scholarships to a prestigious boarding school.
It has now been revealed that the new set of episodes will drop on BBC iPlayer on Sunday, 15 March in one go, while BBC Three will air the first two episodes that evening from 10pm.
The final season sees main characters Jaheim Marsham (Josh Tedeku), Leah Dulverton (Jodie Campbell), Omar Palmer-Grace (Myles Kamwendo), Femi Adebayo (Aruna Jalloh) and Toby Staithes (Sekou Diaby) make it to the final term, where "exams are looming and the pressure is on".
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"They've set their sights on big futures – but new dramas are erupting everywhere," the synopsis adds. "A shocking school rivalry brings violence, love triangles and shattered friendships. Can the scholarship kids conquer the madness to come out on top?"
Joining the cast for season 3 are Taskmaster's Fatiha El-Ghorri as "formidable rival headmistress" Mrs El-Fassi, Rivals' Rufus Jones as George Tramley, Breeders' Patrick Baladi as Alfie Watlington-Geese, and Small Axe's Kenyah Sandy as Benjamin, alongside Daisy Jacob as Pixie, Louis Thresher as Jonny, and Nagaieh Dad as Yusef.
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Boarders' first season earned a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, while the series is also popular with viewers, with one on IMDb calling it "bloody brilliant" and giving it "10s a cross the board".
"A captivating series that will leave you yearning for more," another added. "I devoured all six episodes of this phenomenal series in record time, and I'm still reeling from the experience."
A third wrote: "I'm only 3 episodes in but it sucked me in from the very first episode. It's really absorbing and does a good job of mixing serious social and on point racial commentary with laugh out loud comedy. The characters show a lot of heat and are likable, well developed and unpredictable."
Creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor previously teased that the final season will deliver "all the fun, funnies and messiness that fans have come to adore", adding: "I'm incredibly grateful for the love and support the show has received – it's truly been a labour of love. Here's to one last ride!"
Boarders returns on Sunday, 15 March on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. Seasons 1-2 are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.
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