It’s officially Keira Knightley season, aka Love Actually season, but the actress is adding another Christmas-adjacent watch to her repertoire for the festive season ahead: Black Doves.
Not your traditional holiday watch, Knightley admitted she is, in fact, “planning to take it [Christmas] over” but not in a cheery, festive way given Black Doves is a trigger-happy spy thriller.
“I’m planning to completely ruin the festivities with this one,” she goes on to tell The Guardian.
“If you’re feeling angry with your relatives and you want to see two possible psychopaths killing lots of people at Christmastime, this is the show to go for.”
So what should you expect (other than Christmas carnage) from the six-part series? Scroll on for all the details.
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What Is Black Doves About?
Helen Webb (played by Knightley) is a down-to-earth mother and dedicated wife. She’s also a professional spy. It’s a convenient profession really, given her husband is a politician, all his secrets of which she’s regularly sharing with her bosses.
As spies do, Helen also has a lover, Jason, but her life is thrown into chaos when he’s assassinated. In order to keep her safe and try to get to the bottom of Jason’s murder, her boss tasks retired spy, Sam, to watch over her. Not only is her cover under threat but she begins to uncover “a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis.”
Oh, did we mention it’s set at Christmas time? Duh.
Who Is Cast In The Black Doves?
As you may have noted, Keira Knightley plays undercover spy, Helen Webb in the show and is joined by Ben Wishaw as Sam Young, fellow spy and protector.
Supporting the show’s leads are Sarah Lancashire, who portrays Reed, Helen’s spymaster as well as Andrew Koji as her former lover (RIP), Jason.
Andrew Buchan, who you may recognise from crime series, Broadchurch, played Helen’s husband, Wallace.
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Where Can I Watch Black Doves In Australia?
Thankfully there’s not long to wait before bingeing the first season of the show. The series will premiere on Netflix from December 5.
Will There Be A Season Two Of Black Doves?
If you needed anymore convincing this festive thriller was a must-watch this season, it’s so good it’s already been confirmed for a second season.
It’s an extremely rare occurrence from Netflix, but really proves our point, with the news first being announced at the Edinburgh TV festival earlier this year.
What Will Happen In Season Two Of Black Doves?
It’s the question we’re all going to want to know the second we finish the last episode, but until we do, it’s hard to say what will come from the show’s sophomore season. Check back here for updates as they drop.
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After studying a Bachelor of Journalism at The University of Wollongong and Fashion Business at FBI Fashion College, Maddison began her now decade-long career in the media industry. She’s worked across print, digital and affiliates at some of Australia’s biggest entertainment, lifestyle and fashion titles (ELLE, Marie Claire, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Who, Girlfriend and more) covering the latest trends, cultural moments and celeb news.Previously, she was the Senior Shopping Editor at Marie Claire and ELLE, where she combined her digital expertise and ability to scroll through endless online shopping sites without tire to help fashion-devotees like her find the perfect item.Currently the Digital Editor of Marie Claire, her love for and expertise in e-commerce still sees her trying on countless pairs of jeans in the name of research, that is, when she’s not covering the latest celeb news, dissecting runway trends or advocating on women’s issues.
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