Series 3 (Torchwood)

Synopsis
Captain Jack John Barrowman, Gwen Cooper Eve Myles and Ianto Jones Gareth David-Lloyd are still coming to terms with the death of two of their closest friends. Despite their pain, they have a job to do.

This time they are faced with their fiercest threat to date - one which throws the future of Torchwood and the entire human race spiralling into danger. They battle against the odds but do they stand a chance of saving mankind?

Plot
The plot involves aliens called The 456 and a deal the Government made in the 1960s which has come back to haunt them, as well as the efforts of a cynical government agent named Johnson to expose Torchwood.

Overview
The series, subtitled Children of Earth will consist of one continuous story, delivered over 5 consecutive nights. The series will have a new producer: Peter Bennett. Veteran Doctor Who Director Euros Lyn will direct the entire series. The first, fourth, and fifth episodes will be written by Russell T Davies, who is also writing the overall story arc. The third episode will be written by James Moran and the second episode by newcomer John Fay.

Production on this series will startED in August 2008 for expected broadcast in Spring 2009, when it will air on BBC 1 in a post-watershed slot. As of early May 2009, the BBC, as per its custom, had not yet announced a firm airdate and is not expected to until a couple of weeks before broadcast, the UK cable network Watch has indicated the episodes may air the week of 15 to 19 June 2009. This is consistent with the announcement that the first episode of the series will be shown by the British Film Institute on 12 June.

The only confirmed main cast members for Series 3 John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Tom Price, and Kai Owen.

The names of the five part series was revealed in Torchwood Magazine as Children of Earth. The episodes will have individual titles entiled:
 * Day One - Episode One
 * Day Two - Episode Two
 * Day Three - Episode Three
 * Day Four - Episode Four
 * Day Five - Episode Five

Story Notes

 * Toshiko Sato and Owen Harper will not appear, as confirmed by Julie Gardner
 * Children of Earth was orginally planned to air in the second week in June, but was changed to July

Returning Cast

 * Captain Jack Harkness -John Barrowman
 * Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
 * Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
 * Andy Davidson - Tom Price
 * Rhys Williams - Kai Owen

New Cast

 * Lois Habiba - Cush Jumbo
 * Dr. Rupesh Patanjali - Rik Makarem
 * Alice - Lucy Cohu
 * Bridget Spears - Susan Brown
 * Johnson - Liz May Bryce
 * Mr. Frobisher - Peter Capaldi
 * Clem - Paul Copely
 * Rick Yates - Nicholas Briggs

Confirmed Rumours

 * Captain John Hart to return
 * The Doctor will be mentioned
 * The Alien appearing will be a new species
 * More of Jack Harkness's past life will be revealed
 * Martha Jones and Mickey Smith will not appear
 * The Hub may be destroyed, with somebody in it
 * Ianto's sister and boyfriend will appear

Unconfirmed Rumours

 * Weevil to make an appearance.
 * Rhys will join Torchwood.
 * Jack may have a wife.
 * UNIT could make an appearance with the character of Colonel Oduya appears to be an UNIT officer.
 * Owen is the horribly burnt chained up man and the skeleton in the body bag seen in the trailer.

International broadcast
Early in 2009, several sources including Doctor Who Magazine reported that BBC One and BBC America were planning to coincide their broadcasts, allowing Children of Earth to be broadcast in the UK and US on the same days. This ultimately did not occur, with the UK now scheduled to see the miniseries the week of 4th July, followed by BBC America the week of 20th July 2009.

A Canadian broadcast on Space of Children of Earth is expected in July 2009, as well, but the exact airdates have yet to be announced as of mid-June.

DVD/Blu Ray release
Children of Earth is scheduled for release on both DVD and Blu-Ray in Region 1 (North America) on 28th July, only days after the BBC America broadcast.