Sarah Lancashire, Adeel Akhtar Join Netflix Black Doves Cast

Netflix have announced that Bafta winner Adeel Akhtar, Sarah Lancashire are to join the cast for the six-part series, Black Doves, which is currently in production.

They were n’t the only new cast announced. Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show), Finn Bennett (True Detective: Night Country) and Luther Ford (The Crown) also joining.

They all will be joining Previously announced cast: Keira Knightley (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Love Actually) Ben Whishaw (This is Going to Hurt, Paddington), Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), 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).

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.

Alex Gabassi (The Crown) and Lisa Gunning (The Power) will be directing, with Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project) as showrunner. Black Doves will stream later in 2024 on Netflix.