With two seasons behind it and several compilation movies and a whole lot of fans, the official site and social media side for the Free! property revealed today that a third season will be coming in the summer of 2018 with an episode zero screening coming as well. Details will be coming over the next few months to reveal what our favorite swimming boys are going to be up to next and who all will be involved in it.
The Japanese cast includes Daisuke Hirakawa as Rei Ryugazaki, Mamoru Miyano as Rin Matsuoka, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Haruka Nanase, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Makoto Tachibana, Tsubasa Yonaga as Nagisa Hazuki, Akeno Watanabe as Gō Matsuoka, Hiroshi Yanaka as Gorō Sasabe, Kenjiro Tsuda as Seijūrō Mikoshiba, and Satsuki Yukino as Miho Amakata.
Property concept: Haruka Nanase has a love for water and a passion for swimming. In elementary school, he competed in and won a relay race with his three friends Rin Matsuoka, Nagisa Hazuki, and Makoto Tachibana. After claiming victory at the tournament, the four friends went their separate ways. Years later, they reunite as high school students; however, Rin couldn’t care less about returning to the way things used to be. Not only does he attend a different school, but the sole thing important to him is proving that he is a better swimmer than Haruka.
After the bitter reunion, Haruka, Nagisa, and Makoto decide to form the Iwatobi High School Swim Club, but they will need a fourth member if they hope to take part in the upcoming tournament. Enter Rei Ryuugazaki, a former member of the track team whom Nagisa recruits. As the time to compete draws near, the four develop a close bond while training intensely to come out on top and settle things between Haruka and Rin once and for all.
「Free!」新作TVシリーズ2018年夏放送決定！＆新作第0話特別上映イベント開催決定！ #TV_Free https://t.co/jFudoDQfwF pic.twitter.com/KcmZROc4V2
— 「Free!」シリーズ公式 (@iwatobi_sc) October 30, 2017
