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Vigil
Season 1 earned an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score and a Metacritic score of 73 from 12 critics; The Guardian called it 'a dense, sharply written absolute treat of a show about a murky, unseen world.'
Renewal: Series 3 was confirmed in February 2025 and filming began in September 2025, set at an Arctic research station with Suranne Jones returning. (BBC)
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Season
Released
BollyMeter
Critics
Audience
Verdict
Season 12021 · 6 eps
29 August 2021
8.0
85%
n/a
MUST-WATCH
Season 22023 · 6 eps
10 December 2023
6.0
57%
n/a
ONE-TIME WATCH
BollyMeter 8.0Season 1 earned an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score and a Metacritic score of 73 from 12 critics; The Guardian called it 'a dense, sharply written absolute treat of a show about a murky, unseen world.'
Critics 85%Positive across a sample of 12 reviews.
Quoted“A dense, sharply written absolute treat of a show about a murky, unseen world that doesn't want to break the surface.”The Guardian
RenewalSeries 3 was confirmed in February 2025 and filming began in September 2025, set at an Arctic research station with Suranne Jones returning. (BBC)
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Standout episodes
01
Episode 12021-08-29
The premiere establishes the premise with economy and menace: a detective boards a nuclear submarine under duress, and within minutes the walls are closing in. Suranne Jones commands every scene.
8.206
Episode 62021-09-26
The season finale threads together its conspiracy threads with more coherence than expected, and the Silva-Longacre dynamic pays off emotionally. Not all the plot architecture survives scrutiny, but the tension holds.
Series 3 was confirmed in February 2025 and filming began in September 2025, set at an Arctic research station with Suranne Jones returning. (Source: BBC.)
Where can I watch Vigil in India?
Vigil streams on BBC One.
How many seasons of Vigil are there?
Vigil has 2 seasons so far.
Is Vigil worth watching?
BollyAI rates Vigil a MUST-WATCH at BollyMeter 8.0/10 (Season 1, its strongest).
