Netflix’s second trailer for Black Doves teases that the world isn’t run how we think it is and reveals Keira Knightley’s got a dead body in her shed. The holiday-set spy thriller will premiere on December 5, 2024, and Netflix has already ordered a second season of the series.
The six-episode season also stars Ben Whishaw (This is Going to Hurt), Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), Andrew Koji (Warrior), Omari Douglas (Rye Lane), Kathryn Hunter (Andor) Sam Troughton (Mank), and Ella Lily Hyland (Fifteen Love). Gabrielle Creevy (Three Women), Paapa Essiedu (The Lazarus Project) Adeel Akhtar (Fool Me Once), Finn Bennett (True Detective: Night Country), Luther Ford (The Crown), Adam Silver (Masters of The Air), Ken Nwosu (Look the Other Way and Run), and Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show) also star in the first season.
“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 (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 organization she works for: the Black Doves,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
“When her secret lover Jason (Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (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.”
Joe Barton created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Jane Featherstone, Chris Fry, Keira Knightley, and Joe Barton. Alex Gabassi and Lisa Gunning direct, and Harry Munday is a producer.
