<P> The Anglo - French adaptation of The Bridge was announced as a joint project between Sky and Canal+ in January 2013 . Tunnel head writer Ben Richards worked with Hans Rosenfeldt, the creator of the original series . Due to the setting, the dialogue of the series is bilingual, a first for British and French television . Filming took place between February and August 2013 with a budget of £ 15 million, and was shot on location in Kent, England and northern France . It was produced with both British and French crew members . The premieres on both Sky Atlantic and Canal+ received strong ratings for the respective channels, with an initial consolidated figure of almost 900,000 in the UK and 1.3 million in France . Critical reception of the series has been generally positive, with Dillane and Poésy's acting being praised, as well as the plot's grittiness . Some reviewers made favourable comparisons with The Bridge, though others criticised The Tunnel for being identical . The producers admit that the first episode is a copy of the original . </P> <P> On 16 February 2015, Canal+ and Sky Atlantic announced that a second series would begin production in March, set to air in early 2016, entitled The Tunnel: Sabotage, and consisting of eight episodes . Series 2 would focus on the crash of an airliner into the English Channel, with Dillane and Poésy returning; it premiered on Canal+ on 7 March 2016 . The debut on Sky Atlantic was originally set for 5 April 2016 but was put off until a week later in deference to the Brussels terrorist attacks on 22 March 2016 . It premiered in the UK on 12 April 2016 and was made available via Sky's On Demand service . </P> <P> The renewal for a third and final series was announced on 20 January 2017 entitled The Tunnel: Vengeance and consisting of six episodes . It began filming in March 2017 and premiered on Sky Atlantic on 14 December 2017, with all episodes released on the same day . Canal+ did not announce a corresponding date for France at the time of the UK release . Season 3 is scheduled to premiere on Canal+ on 4 June 2018 . </P> <P> In the United States, the first series aired on many PBS stations from June through August 2016 . The second series was broadcast from June through August 2017 . </P>

Will there be a 3rd season of the tunnel