Season guide

Happy Valley: Season 3

6 episodes Premiered Jan 1, 2023

Previously on Happy Valley

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Happy Valley Season 2.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 3 Episodes

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (2): Character development & subplots

Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S3·E1 Mytharc

Jan 1, 2023

When Catherine discovers the remains of a murder victim, it bizarrely leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce.

S3·E2 Mytharc

Jan 8, 2023

Catherine learns of a painful betrayal close to home, and Faisal comes under increasing pressure from all sides.

S3·E3 Core

Jan 15, 2023

Catherine confronts Clare and presents Ryan with an ultimatum. Faisal and Joanna hatch a plan that takes an unexpected turn.

S3·E4 Core

Jan 22, 2023

As Tommy’s big day approaches, Catherine becomes suspicious, and Ryan finds a new way to defy her.

S3·E5 Mytharc

Jan 29, 2023

Catherine races to protect her family as a murder investigation begins.

S3·E6 Mytharc

Feb 5, 2023

Scores are settled for good on Catherine’s final shift, and Ryan faces a moral dilemma.