David Farnor | On 02, Nov 2024

“She’s been feeding us government secrets for 10 years…” That’s the sound of Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw getting into the spying game for Black Doves – and a new trailer gives us a look at the Netflix series.

Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, the six-part thriller follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a quick-witted, down-to-earth wife and mother — and professional spy. Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) is a former assassin who comes home to a London that has moved on without him, while his past threatens to catch up with him. When Helen’s secret lover, Jason, is assassinated, Sam is tasked with protecting Helen as she investigates who killed Jason and why.

The drama is created and written by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), with Knightley and Whishaw joined by Andrew Koji as Jason and Sarah Lancashire as Helen’s spymaster, the enigmatic Reed, as well as Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row) and Kathryn Hunter (Andor), Sam Troughton (Chernobyl).

You can see them in action on 5th December, when the series premieres on Netflix.

 

First look: Ben Whishaw, Keira Knightley star in Netflix’s Black Doves

14th October 2024

Ben Whishaw and Keira Knightley are teaming up for Netflix spy series Black Doves, and new images give us a first look at the thriller.

Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, the six-part series is an action-filled and heartfelt story of friendship and sacrifice. It follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a quick-witted, down-to-earth wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the Black Doves.

Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) is a suave, Champagne-drinking assassin. But having been out of the game since a failed job with disastrous consequences, he’s come home to a London that has moved on without him, while his past threatens to catch up with him.

The drama is created and written by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), and is produced by Joe Barton’s Noisy Bear and SISTER (Chernobyl, This Is Going To Hurt, The Power) for Netflix.

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