The final season of the series will drop on December 19 on MAXUnited States, Spain, Portugaland Latin America
Distributed to more than 90 countries, the international premiere will also extend to SBS Australia in December and soon to Hulu Japan
Created by Ran Tellem, directed by Jorge Dorado, and starring John Lynch, Katharine O’Donnelly, and Olivia Morris, this season also features Spanish actress Clara Galle, among others.
THE HEAD 3, the final season of THE HEAD trilogy, is set tomake its international debut onDecember 19 on MAX, with a simultaneous launch in the United States, Latin America, Spain andPortugal. (Due to the time difference, it will be available in the latter two countries as of the20th.)
Produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO in association with Hulu Japan, the series is created by RanTellem, Director of International Content at THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, who is also an executiveproducer along with Laura Fernández Espeso, Javier Méndez and Bernat Elías. The series,distributed to more than 90 countries–as with the previous seasons–will also debut on SBSAustralia on December 26 and shortly on Hulu Japan.
Shot in English, THE HEAD has become one of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO’s main international franchises and was rated one of the best series of 2022 by Variety magazine. The third and final season was unveiled for the first time at the Sitges International Film Festival on October 6.
As is traditional with the franchise, the artistic team of THE HEAD 3 brings together an international cast from diverse countries. This time, it features an even stronger multicultural mix, including British, Spanish, German, Japanese, Irish, French, Sudanese, and Danish actors.
John Lynch (Blue Lights, The Fall), Katharine O’Donnelly (Mary, Queen of Scots), both of whom have been with the series from the outset, and Olivia Morris (Hotel Portofino), who joined in season two, are once again the show’s leads. Also returning are Ben Cura (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) and Olwen Fouéré (The Northman, The Crown), who appeared in season two.
Notable additions to the cast this season include Spanish actress Clara Galle (Through My Window, The Boarding School: Las Cumbres), as well as Stanley Weber (Borgia, Outlander), Nine D’Urso (Cristóbal Balenciaga, Suspended Time), Ned Dennehy (Peaky Blinders, Outlander), Godehard Giese (Babylon Berlin), Sara-Marie Maltha (The Killing), John Kavanagh (The Tudors, The Black Dahlia), and Atsuro Watabe (The Flowers of War, Ran), among others.
“This season, which brings the severed heads trilogy to an end, is the most savage of all,” says Jorge Dorado, who returns to direct these six new episodes. He adds, “It has been an incredible experience working with a technical and artistic team of the highest caliber. This season, we have traversed deserts, descended to the depths of the earth, crossed seas, and dodged fires. We have been baked by the scorching sun and frozen during the darkest night.”
Season three features a team of international screenwriters, including Spanish-British duo Teresa de Pelegrí and Dominic Harari (Only Human, The Food Guide to Love), Britain’s Rachel Kilfeather (Vikings: Valhalla S3), North American Martine Moore (Bwitches), and Britain’s Pearse Lehane (Doctor Who Confidential).
The hallmark of this franchise has been to confine its protagonists in hostile, isolated and remoteenvironments with no means of escape. In the first season it was an international station inAntarctica and in the second a ship at Point Nemo, a place in the middle of the Pacific Oceanthat is the farthest from land. Season three is set in the Sahara Desert, in an area known as BirTawil, located on the border between Egypt and Sudan and the only territory on the planet stillconsidered ‘no man’s land’. With neither government nor legislation it is without a doubt theperfect place to carry out research for which no rules exist.
The shoot took place between November 2023 and January 2024 in various locations in Madrid,Almería, Tenerife and Segovia.
SYNOPSIS OF “THE HEAD 3”
Determined to continue her father’s research, Rachel (Olivia Morris) believes she has pinpointed the toxin that contaminated the algae. After genetic modification and testing on animals, it’s now time for human trials. She selects five volunteers from different backgrounds who are willing to act as guinea pigs in exchange for a sizable sum of money. Everything seems to be going well until a new death and the disappearance of a head turn a remote location into a nightmare once again.
ABOUT THE TRILOGY:
THE HEAD has already aired to widespread acclaim in over 90 countries, including key markets with major operators such as Max in the United States and Latin America, Canal+ in France, Starzplay in the UK and Germany, NENT in the Nordic countries, SBS in Australia, SCC in Canada, Prime Video in Italy, the Netherlands, and India, Watch It! in the Middle East and North Africa, AXN in Portugal, Streamz in Belgium, Go3 and NENT in the Baltic States, TET in Latvia, and ETV in Estonia. And, of course, Hulu Japan. In Spain, season one is available on Disney+ and seasons one and two on Max.
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO Distribution will once again handle the worldwide distribution of the series in its third season.