Keira Knightley is making it happen Black Doves debut.
The Netflix spy thriller was first announced in April 2023 as a British commission, by in-demand writer Joe Barton and production company Sister (Chernobyl, The power). Netflix, at the start of the 2024 Edinburgh TV Festival, announced that it had already ordered a second season Black Doves before the debut of the first season.
Now, with the first image (above) and the teaser (below), Black Doves is taking shape, as Knightley plays a British agent whose cover is threatened when her secret lover is murdered, and she goes on a quest for revenge.
The first season premieres December 5, 2024.
And with the first look, Netflix revealed more synopsis.
The British star plays Helen Webb, a devoted wife, mother and professional spy. After passing her politician husband's secrets to the Black Doves, a shadowy group, Webb's secret identity is in danger when a lover, played by Andrew Koji, is murdered and she seeks to avenge his death. This sees Helen and Sam Young, an old friend (Ben Whishaw), himself a champagne-drinking former assassin, on a mission to find out who killed Webb's lover and why. But that investigation only leads the two deeper into a conspiracy that links London's dark underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis.
The thriller is set during Christmas in London and ultimately sees Webb and Young come to terms with the moral choices they have made over the years as their past catches up with them.
Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project) created, wrote and executive produced Black Doves.
The first season cast includes Sarah Lancashire, Luther Ford, Tracey Ullman, Kathryn Hunter and Omari Douglas. The Sister and Noisy Bear series are also executive produced by Jane Featherstone, Chris Fry and Knightley, with Harry Munday producing. The series is directed by Alex Gabassi (The crown) and Lisa Gunning (The power).