Kiera Knightley in Black Doves season 1

Netflix Thriller Black Doves Starring Kiera Knightley Gets A Release Date

Streaming Giants Netflix has announced their spy thriller Black Doves starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire will launch in December.

Today we get a first look at the series with a number of images which include the main cast.

Black Doves is set around Helen Webb (Knightley) wife of a high-up politician who has a secret. She’s mother, wife and a SPY for a shadowy organisation called ‘Black Doves‘ and has been for a long time. Things take a drastic turn when Helen’s lover is assassinated, but why was he a target?
Black Doves Season 1 First look images
Black Doves Season 1 First look images

Related: Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire join Netflix spy thriller Black Doves

Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, BLACK DOVES is a sharp, action-filled, and heartfelt story of friendship and sacrifice. 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 (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Ben Whishaw) to keep her safe. Together, Helen and Sam set off on a mission to investigate who killed Jason and why, leading them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis.

The series also stars Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), Adeel Akhtar (Fool Me Once), Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show), Finn Bennett (True Detective: Night Country) and Luther Ford (The Crown), Andrew Koji (Warrior), Kathryn Hunter (Andor, The Tragedy of Macbeth), Sam Troughton (Chernobyl, Mank), Ella Lily Hyland (Fifteen Love, Silent Roar), Adam Silver (The Diplomat, Masters of The Air) Ken Nwosu (Look the Other Way and Run), Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin, Three Women) and Omari Douglas (Rye Lane, It’s A Sin).

Black Doves Season 1 will launch on Netflix from 5th December. Season 2 has already been confirmed, possible filming star has still to be confirmed.


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