SAS Rogue Heroes Season 2 Episode Guide & Recap (& Where To Watch Online)

SAS: Rogue Heroes season 2 has six episodes once again following the first unit of the British Army Special Air Service (SAS), first deployed in the Western Desert Campaign in World War II. The first season of the military TV showSAS: Rogue Heroes premiered in October 2022 on BBC One and was an immediate hit, earning a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Following Lieutenant David Stirling (Connor Swindells), the first season finds the legendary Lieutenant gathering together a group of men for an idea he has: an elite team of special commandos.

While SAS: Rogue Heroes does make an effort to be battle-accurate in its depictions of World War II, it's not a series in the same somber tone as Band of Brothers or Masters of the Air. Instead, and one of the reasons it is so celebrated, is its freewheeling, lighthearted tone, which is even outright funny at moments. Despite all the plaudits, it still took a little over two years for season 2 to come out, dropping in January 2025. Season 1 saw the end of the SAS's work in Cairo; season 2 finds the team participating in the Allied invasion of Sicily.

Episode 1

The SAS Land In Italy During The Allied Invasion

Two SAS soldiers walking through a tight street in SAS Rogue Heroes.

The season kicks off with a bit of reorientation of where the SAS: Rogue Heroes cast ended up after the previous season finale. Despite their successes in Africa, government bureaucrats are threatening to disband the SAS. To prove their worth, the team, now led by David's older brother, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Stirling (Gwilym Lee), and called the Special Raiding Service (SRS), are deployed during the Allied invasion of Sicily.

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Eve Mansour (Sofia Boutella) survived her plane crash and is back in London, while David Stirling is revealed to have been captured and is now a POW at Forte Di Gavi in Italy. It's a premiere that sets up that the SAS team has lost a step with someone new in charge, and their old leader is out of the game, for now at least.

Episode 2

Bill Stirling And David Mayne Come To An Understanding

Two SAS soldiers shooting into the air during an outdoor dinner in SAS Rogue Heroes.

In episode 2, the SRS captures Augusta from the Germans, but Lieutenant Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) continues to butt heads with Bill, and worse, the SRS is having issues with the Sicilian mafia, who they've been instructed to work with. After a Catholic priest tricks the SRS into nearly getting bombed by the Germans, Bill relaxes his leadership style, even re-designating the team the SAS.

Eve travels to Forte Di Gavi in secret and convinces David to give Bill his blessing to lead the SAS before she departs for the unit. After an episode filled with characters bumping up against one another, episode 2 sees them starting to get along. Even from a distance, David accepts that responsibility is out of his hands.

Episode 3

The SAS Squad Has A Setback

John Tonkin (Jack Barton) surrendering in SAS Rogue Heroes.

Episode 3 of SAS: Rogue Heroes season 2 opens with Adolf Hitler ordering all German forces to execute Allied commandos. While Bill and the rest of the SAS still have clashing cultural issues, they continue to succeed in their military duties. The SAS successfully captures Termoli with the help of the Italian resistance, but John Tonkin (Jack Barton) is captured, and the Germans prepare to execute him. David attempts to escape his imprisonment but is captured and placed in solitary confinement. The SAS is encountering some real trouble as they get closer to Germany.

Episode 4

The SAS Is Put On The Defensive

Bill Stirling (Gwilym Lee) pointing a finger at Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) in SAS Rogue Heroes.

In the now captured Termoli, Sergeant Reg Seekings (Theo Barklem-Biggs) stays with a local Italian family, and grows close to them. However, when the Germans return to take the town, the family is killed, shaking Reg badly. Eve, who has joined up with the SAS as a war correspondent, helps in the defense and Bill reminds Paddy that the Germans' order to kill commandos does not give the SAS the excuse to mistreat prisoners.

SAS: Rogue Heroes Season 2 Cast & Characters
Actor	Role
Connor Swindells	Lieutenant David Stirling
Jack O'Connell	Lieutenant Paddy Mayne
Gwilym Lee	Lieutenant Colonel Bill Stirling
Jack Barton	Lieutenant John Eliot Tonkin
Mark Rowley	Corporal Jock McDiarmid
Sofia Boutella	Eve Mansour
Robert Dölle	Richard Heidrich
Con O'Neill	General Bernard Montgomery

John is saved from execution at the last minute by Luftwaffe General Richard Heidrich. Heidrich admires the British and expresses his distaste for the Commando Order to kill special forces opponents. A particularly violent episode, the SAS team is coming up against fervently loyal Germans now, though there are cracks beginning to show in the German forces, mirrored by Paddy's arguments with Bill over how to treat prisoners.

Episode 5

David Sterling Is Left Alone At Forte Di Gavi

David Stirling (Connor Swindells) holding up a cup in a POW camp surrounded by soldiers in SAS Rogue Heroes.

Though the SAS has succeeded in the defense of Termoli, they've lost many comrades. With the majority of the fighting over, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (Con O'Neill) comes to congratulate the haggard soldiers. They have one more job to do in Italy, however, and are sent to destroy a German-controlled railway system. Four soldiers are captured and executed, but John manages to escape his captors and meets up with the Italian resistance, who ferry him to safety.

Things are coming to their end in SAS: Rogue Heroes and yet soldiers are still dying and even those who do survive will likely carry the burden of their deployment forever, as evidenced by David.

David realizes his Italian captors have evacuated Forte Di Gavi, but he is so affected by his extended time in solitary confinement, he nearly can't find the strength to leave. Things are coming to their end in SAS: Rogue Heroes and yet soldiers are still dying and even those who do survive will likely carry the burden of their deployment forever, as evidenced by David.

Episode 6

Season 2 Ends On Multiple Cliffhangers

Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) looking concerned with two soldiers behind him in SAS Rogue Heroes.

The finale of SAS: Rogue Heroes season 2 finds the SAS taking their leave in the United Kingdom, but they learn they have a new mission coming up: the invasion of Europe in Normandy. Bill is forced to resign from the SAS after an investigation is opened into his relationship with Eve. The episode ends with Paddy and the SAS parachuting into France during Operation Overlord. David, meanwhile, is trying to escape the German forces who have come to reoccupy Forte Di Gavi. After nearly getting away, he's again recaptured and sent to a POW camp in Colditz.

SAS: Rogue Heroes season 2 ends on some major cliffhangers with Bill in trouble with the brass, David no closer to escaping Italy, and the SAS heading to the hottest war zone they've been to so far. It's a huge question mark of an ending to cap off another captivating entry into creator Steven Knight's world. Hopefully, there will be more to come for the Special Air Service.

Where To Watch SAS: Rogue Heroes Season 2 Online

Every Season Is Available On MGM+

All two seasons of SAS: Rogue Heroes are available to stream on MGM+. MGM+ offers two plans. There's a monthly one which costs $6.99/month and also includes a free 7-day trial. Then there is the yearly plan, which costs $58.99, a $25 dollar saving. There are no ads with either plan. MGM+ can be subscribed to through Amazon Prime or The Roku Channel, and it can also be purchased on its own.

SAS: Rogue Heroes Season 3 Is Unconfirmed

Season 2 Ended With Major Cliffhangers

The main characters of SAS Rogue Heroes posing.

As SAS: Rogue Heroes season 2 just ended, there has not been any news about season 3. Season 2 was announced two months after season 1 ended, but fans will certainly hope there's a quicker turnaround for season 3 than there was for season 2, which took over two years (via Deadline). Considering the big cliffhangers at the end of season 2, there will likely be a third season. The continued critical success of the franchise and the popularity of World War II TV shows in general suggests SAS: Rogue Heroes season 2 won't be the last episodes to air.