<P> BBC Two renewed the show for a second series on 27 May 2013 . On 21 October 2013, it was announced that Jakob Verbruggen would not be returning to direct The Fall's second series . Instead Cubitt would direct, with production due to begin in February 2014 . Series star Gillian Anderson became an executive producer for the programme from its second series . Production of series 2 ended in June 2014 . Series 2 began in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday, 9 November on RTÉ One and in the United Kingdom on BBC Two Thursday, 13 November 2014 . </P> <P> In March 2015, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned a third series of The Fall . Cubitt stated that this series was conceived "in the hope of further exploring the characters and themes that are at the heart of (the drama)". Cubitt stated that he has already envisaged how the show's third series will conclude . Carol Moorhead replaced Julian Stevens as second producer of the third series . Filming took place in Belfast between December 2015 and April 2016 . The third series got an exclusive look at the Edinburgh International Television Festival on 25 August 2016 . It premiered in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday, 25 September on RTÉ One and in the UK on Thursday, 29 September 2016 on BBC Two . </P> <P> It was reported that Cubitt has ideas for several seasons past Spector's arc . In September 2016, Cubitt confirmed that the third series is Dornan's last, but expressed intention for future series . Cubitt added that the fourth series "isn't going to be straight away ." Anderson stated: "I'm excited by the idea of potentially revisiting it in a few years, to see what transpires in Stella's life afterwards ." </P> <P> Casting announcements began in February 2012, with Gillian Anderson first to be cast in the series as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson . Next to join the series was Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector . Archie Panjabi, Emmett Scanlan and Karen Hassan were next to be cast, with Panjabi playing Reed Smith, Scanlan playing DC Glen Martin and Hassan playing Annie Brawley . It was later announced that Niamh McGrady, Bronagh Waugh, John Lynch, and Séainín Brennan had joined the series . </P>

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