{"id":222996,"date":"2026-02-15T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/is-artful-dodger-returning-for-season-3-after-surprise-jack-belle-ending\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T11:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:00:53","slug":"is-artful-dodger-returning-for-season-3-after-surprise-jack-belle-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/is-artful-dodger-returning-for-season-3-after-surprise-jack-belle-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Artful Dodger Returning for Season 3 After Surprise Jack, Belle Ending?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It took exactly a year for The Artful Dodger<\/em> to receive its first renewal \u2014 so what are the chances Hulu would pick the show back up for season 3?<\/p>\n

During the season 2 finale, which aired on Tuesday, February 10, Belle (Maia Mitchell<\/strong>) learned a shocking revelation<\/a> about the governor (Damien Garvey<\/strong>) not being her biological father. Her mother, Jane (Susie Porter<\/strong>), shared the truth when she thought she was on her death bed but Belle\u2019s love interest Jack (Thomas Brodie-Sangster<\/strong>) ultimately saved her life.<\/p>\n

As a result, Jane finally gave Belle permission to be with Jack. Belle ran to find him but it appeared that Jack got on a boat and left. The final moments of the season confirmed that Jack couldn\u2019t leave Belle \u2014 and the fan-favorite couple shared a kiss.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the finale, Fagin (David Thewlis<\/strong>) had a plan to die so his troubles would disappear. Jack helped executive the plan but Fagin actually survived and woke up \u2026 buried underground.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot [more story] to tell,\u201d Mitchell, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> about the future of the show. \u201cIt\u2019s such a massive show with so many characters and so many plots happening all at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actress noted that there is \u201ca lot of opportunity\u201d for \u201cway more character development<\/a>\u201d in the future, adding, \u201cWith Belle and Jack, it is seeing what domestic life could look like. I don\u2019t know how they pull that off. I don\u2019t see them ever being settled but seeing what that looks like and seeing them actualize their relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mitchell didn\u2019t stop there when it came to possible story lines.<\/p>\n

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\n Maia Mitchell and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in The Artful Dodger season 2.<\/span> Hulu \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBut also with the family. Belle learned this revelation about Lady Jane and we see the family in a much more kind of authentic closeness together,\u201d she teased. \u201cBut I would love to see what that does for the family \u2014 and for Lady Jane. I\u2019d love to see what Lady Jane is up to in season 3 as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cFagin is up to no good. And Belle\u2019s sister, Fanny, her story line this season is the most delightful surprise. I really wasn\u2019t across any of those scenes so watching the show back I was like, \u2018Oh my God, that\u2019s what they were up to every day that I was at home.\u2019 Seeing where that goes with Fanny, she\u2019s so empowered and so delightful. I would love to do that. I would love to do a third season and I know everyone feels that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acting as a sequel to Charles Dickens<\/strong>\u2018 novel<\/a> Oliver Twist<\/em>, The Artful Dodger<\/em> is set in the 1850s and follows Jack Dawkins, who is a former Royal Navy surgeon trying to establish himself as a respected young doctor. In addition to his antics outside of work, Jack quickly develops a romance with the governor\u2019s daughter Belle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a long painstaking wait to hear [about a season 2], so we are very happy to be back,\u201d Mitchell noted to Us<\/em>. \u201cIn terms of jumping back into character, the break was good. It\u2019s always nerve-wracking going back. But it\u2019s so easy with our sets and in our costumes, you just really do melt right into the world. But the break was good because I would have needed that circuit break to find a different tone in her, to do some different prep. Especially with the dialect coaches, I was vocally dropping her a little lower and there was a slightly different physicality. Hopefully we get a season 3, and hopefully the break isn\u2019t as long.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mitchell was thrilled at the chance to film a project<\/a> in her native Australia.<\/p>\n

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