TL;DR: Trigger Point Season 3 (now streaming on OSN+) delivers peak-level tension, gorgeous production, and a deeply human story of courage under fire. Vicky McClure anchors a season that proves the franchise is only getting better with age. If your heart rate doesn’t spike at least once per episode, check your pulse — or your Wi-Fi.
Trigger Point Season 3
There are shows that raise your pulse. Then there’s Trigger Point — a series that takes your pulse, spikes it like a rollercoaster, and then dares you to breathe again.
ITV’s bomb-disposal thriller returns for its third season, and once again, Vicky McClure’s Lana Washington proves she’s the calm in the middle of a literal storm. The new season is everything fans hoped for — tense, emotional, gorgeously shot, and very aware that your fingernails won’t survive the binge.
And the best part? Middle East viewers can now stream Trigger Point Season 3 exclusively on OSN+. That’s right — no waiting, no spoilers, no dodgy VPNs. Just you, your couch, and six hours of “holy hell, please let the wire-cutting go right this time.”
From the very first episode, Trigger Point Season 3 reminds you why this show became such a hit: tension as an art form.
There’s a particular rhythm to how Trigger Point plays with your nerves — a blend of silence, heartbeat, and handheld camera work that turns every second into a potential explosion. The directing (by Jennie Darnell and Farren Blackburn) is surgical in its precision. Even before the bomb techs appear on screen, the mood tells you something’s about to go very, very wrong.
Season 3 keeps that intensity, but adds something more — maturity. It’s less about bigger booms and more about deeper scars. The stakes feel personal this time. Every blast leaves a psychological crater.
Let’s just say it outright: Vicky McClure is a force of nature.
If there were a hall of fame for emotionally realistic performances under extreme duress, she’d have her own wing. McClure brings a grounded authenticity to Lana — a woman shaped by loss and adrenaline, trying to hold it together while everything around her threatens to ignite.
In Season 3, Lana is more than just the face of professionalism; she’s a study in endurance. You can see the microexpressions — the flicker of fear behind the visor, the self-reprimand after every mission, the quiet grief that never fully heals.
McClure carries the show the way a bomb tech carries a live charge: delicately, respectfully, and with just enough swagger to remind you she’s done this before.
The beauty of Trigger Point is that the EXPO team doesn’t feel like TV archetypes; they feel like the people you’d actually want on your side when things start ticking.
Eric Shango’s Danny brings balance and vulnerability. Natalie Simpson’s Helen Morgan adds layers of competence and empathy. Nabil Elouahabi’s Hass remains the unshakable soul of the team. Together, they’re a found family forged in trauma and dark humor — the kind of gallows wit that feels painfully real for anyone who’s ever worked in chaos.
It’s that camaraderie that keeps you emotionally anchored when the explosions start to blur.
Without venturing into spoiler territory, Season 3 pivots toward a more personal kind of warfare. The threat isn’t just random terror — it’s calculated, deliberate, and unsettlingly intimate.
That shift from global to personal gives the show new depth. Every device feels like a message, every scene like a clue. The writing is tighter than ever — six episodes, zero filler. This isn’t a show that wastes your time with subplot detours or half-baked twists.
If Trigger Point were an explosive, Season 3 would be a perfectly calibrated shaped charge: focused, devastating, and efficient.
One of Trigger Point’s secret weapons has always been technical authenticity, and Season 3 doubles down. The tools, the jargon, the procedure — it’s all spot-on.
There’s a scene involving a new type of trigger mechanism (no spoilers, promise) that had me involuntarily holding my breath. You can tell the production team has done their homework with actual EOD consultants.
But what’s even more impressive is how the show captures the psychology of the job. The fear. The routine. The ritual of it all. Trigger Point understands that the true weapon isn’t the bomb — it’s what the waiting does to your brain.
ITV has clearly invested in this franchise, and it shows. Season 3 looks phenomenal. London has never felt so claustrophobic, all steel and shadows and flickering emergency lights.
The color grading leans toward cold blues and industrial greys — a visual echo of the show’s emotional temperature. The sound design? Chef’s kiss. You feel the pressure equalize inside your own ears when Lana seals her helmet.
For all the tactical jargon and cinematic tension, Trigger Point Season 3 remains at its core a show about human beings in impossible situations.
This year, it digs deeper into what it means to live with trauma — to wake up every day knowing you might have to defuse both a bomb and your own emotions. PTSD, isolation, survivor’s guilt — they’re woven into the story with honesty and restraint.
There’s a beautiful moment (again, spoiler-free) where Lana reflects on what it means to keep doing this job. It’s raw, understated, and painfully relatable. Because Trigger Point doesn’t just show explosions — it shows the aftermath, both physical and psychological.
If you’re looking for cinematic parallels, Trigger Point Season 3 feels like a cross between Line of Duty’s moral complexity, Bodyguard’s intensity, and Chernobyl’s dread-soaked realism.
It’s not about spectacle; it’s about precision. There are no lazy plot devices or contrived twists here — just a constant, methodical escalation of tension that earns every beat.
This isn’t the kind of show you half-watch while scrolling through TikTok. This is the kind of show where you unconsciously stop breathing because the countdown clock on screen hit 00:05.
Sure, it’s not perfect. A few exposition-heavy scenes remind you this is still network TV, and one or two character moments lean a little on cliché. But compared to the masterclass in pacing and tension that surrounds them, these are mere sparks in an otherwise flawless ignition.
Trigger Point Season 3 is the kind of TV that makes your palms sweat and your heart race — and you love every second of it.
It’s bigger in scope, sharper in execution, and deeper in emotion. Vicky McClure continues to prove she’s one of the most compelling leads on television, and the supporting cast keeps the story grounded in humanity even when the pressure’s about to blow.
Streaming now on OSN+, this is not just another season of Trigger Point — it’s a statement. Proof that British thrillers can rival the best of Hollywood when given the right direction, heart, and platform.
