Black Snow Season 3 Premieres on Stan 1 January
The third season of the Australian crime drama returns with a double-episode premiere, moving from Moorevale to far north Queensland.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Australia and New Zealand
Stan will premiere Black Snow Season 3 on 1 January 2027 with a double-episode return. Travis Fimmel reprises his role as investigator James Cormack in the new season.
Why it matters
The season continues the cold-case series that follows a new investigation each season, this time centring on the impending trial of Ritchie Cormack. The shift to a tropical setting in far north Queensland marks a change of scenery from the fictional town of Moorevale.
The double-episode premiere is scheduled for 1 January 2027 on Stan in Australia. Season 3 is set in far north Queensland, with the trial of Ritchie Cormack, accused of murdering Liam Knox in 1999, at the centre of the case.
The players
Travis Fimmel
Travis Fimmel is an Australian actor known for Vikings and Black Snow, who also serves as an executive producer and director on the series.
Stan
Stan is an Australian subscription streaming service that hosts Australian and international drama series.
Screen Queensland
Screen Queensland is the state government agency that supports film and television production in Queensland through funding programs.
The details
Fimmel is an executive producer on the series and is directing alongside Daniel Nettheim and Christiaan Van Vuuren, having made his directorial debut in Season 2. George Mason returns as Ritchie Cormack, and the production received financial support from Screen Queensland.
Timeline
1999: Liam Knox is allegedly murdered by Ritchie Cormack.
Season 2: Travis Fimmel makes his directorial debut on the series.
1 January 2027: Black Snow Season 3 premieres on Stan with two episodes.
Industry Context
The Season 3 production received financial support through Screen Queensland's Production Attraction Strategy, which the Queensland government uses to draw screen productions to the state. The tropical far north Queensland setting reflects how the series has used regional locations to differentiate itself from earlier seasons.
Stan subscribers in Australia can watch the double-episode premiere on 1 January 2027. Viewers planning a trip to far north Queensland may find the tropical setting of the new season a reason to explore the region.
The takeaway
Black Snow Season 3 moves the cold-case series into a new setting while keeping its focus on the legal fallout of a 1999 murder. Readers who follow the series can expect the new season to pick up the Cormack storyline.
What happens next
Black Snow Season 3 premieres on Stan on 1 January 2027 with a double-episode return.
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