Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire join Netflix spy thriller Black Doves
Paddington star Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley) have joined the cast new Netflix spy thriller, Black Doves. They are joining a previously announced Keira Knightley.
The six part series, is created and written by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), which also began filming in central London last week,
The series will also star Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), Andrew Koji (Warrior), Kathryn Hunter (Andor), Sam Troughton (Chernobyl, Mank), Ella Lily Hyland (Fifteen Love, Silent Roar), Adam Silver (The Diplomat, Masters of The Air, Eric), Ken Nwosu (Look the Other Way and Run), Omari Douglas (Rye Lane, It’s A Sin) and Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin).
Here’s the official Synopsis:
It follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a quick-witted, down to earth, dedicated 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. When her secret lover Jason is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire) calls in Helen’s old friend to keep her safe.
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. As his past threatens to catch up with him, his task is to protect Helen as she investigates who killed Jason and why. Together, they set off on a mission that will lead them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy. One that links the murky underworld of London to a looming geopolitical crisis – and leads them to question the cost of the moral choices they’ve made.
Series creator Joe Barton commented : “I started writing the scripts for this show over last year’s Christmas holidays, fuelled by turkey sandwiches and discarded bottles of cream liquor. To be now going into production with a cast and crew full of people whose work I admire so much is unbelievably exciting and I couldn’t be more thrilled to get to see this show come to life.”
There is no word on exactly when Black Doves will stream on Netflix just yet.
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