Paul Wesley Joins Apple TV’s The Buccaneers Season 3 as Mysterious Frank
Paul Wesley joins as Frank, a mysterious stranger who disrupts key characters' lives in the 1870s London-set drama, with season 3 production underway on Apple TV+.
- On Friday, Apple TV announced Paul Wesley will join The Buccaneers as Frank, a mysterious stranger who upends Nan and Mrs. St. George's world.
- Produced by The Forge for Apple TV, The Buccaneers Season 3 is written by Katherine Jakeways with Joe Innes promoted to executive producer alongside Beth Willis, and directed by Rachel Leiterman and Amy Neil.
- Wesley, known for The Vampire Diaries and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, moves from the USS Enterprise to the tightly corseted 1870s London, marking a tonal shift.
- Photos earlier this week showed Season 3 production is underway, and the logline reads 'Our Buccaneers are fighting back. And they're doing it together.' Viewers will have to tune in to learn who plays the new Duke introduced in Season 2.
- The introduction of a 'bad-boy Duke' suggests Nan's pregnancy and Theo's abdication complicate Tintagel estate and title, while Kit could claim the dukedom.
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The Vampire Diaries and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star officially joins Apple TV's The Buccaneers
Paul Wesley has joined the cast of The Buccaneers season 3 as a mysterious but charming stranger who arrives into Nan and Mrs St George's world, turning it upside down.Best known for his work in The Vampire Diaries and more recently, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, not much else is known about Wesley's character, but it's clear he'll play a pivotal role in the third outing of the Apple TV series.Rumours about Wesley's casting in the series had sp…
Paul Wesley to star in 'The Buccaneers' season 3
Paul Wesley poses for a portrait for TV Guide Magazine on July 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Maarten De Boer/Getty Images) Paul Wesley has joined the cast of The Buccaneers. Apple TV has announced that Wesley will be part of the season 3 cast of the romantic drama series based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel. Wesley joins the cast in the role of Frank, who is described as a mysterious but charming stranger who arrives in Nan (Kr…
'The Vampire Diaries' alum Paul Wesley lands role on season 3 of Apple TV's hit historical series
Wesley is joining season 3 of Apple TV's "The Buccaneers," currently in production.Paul Wesley in 2025Credit: Leon Bennett/GettyPaul Wesley is going from the USS Enterprise to the tightly corseted London of the 1870s.On Friday, Apple TV announced that the streamer is "formally inviting" the former Vampire Diaries star to the cast of its hit historical series, The Buccaneers, for the upcoming third season. Wesley will play the role of Frank, a my…
Paul Wesley Boards Apple TV’s ‘The Buccaneers’ Season 3
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV’s The Buccaneers will welcome Paul Wesley into the fold for Season 3. The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Vampire Diaries star joins the Apple TV’s period drama, based on Edith Wharton’s final, unfinished novel, as Frank, who is a mysterious but charming stranger who arrives into Nan and Mrs. St. George’s world, turning it upside down. Photos of the Vampire Diaries actor accompanying Christina Hendricks’ character Patt…
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