Netflix fans already ‘can’t wait’ for an upcoming must-watch spy thriller that boasts a star-studded cast, including Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Happy Valley‘s Sarah Lancashire.
Black Doves will be arriving to screens on December 5 with six episodes, set against the backdrop of London at Christmas.
The thriller will follow Keira’s character Helen Webb, a quick-witted, down to earth, dedicated wife and mother – and professional spy.
For ten 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 to keep her safe.
Netflix fans already ‘can’t wait’ for an upcoming must-watch spy thriller that boasts a star-studded cast, including Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire
Black Doves will be arriving to screens on December 5 with six episodes, set against the backdrop of London at Christmas
Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) is a suave, champagne-drinking assassin. But having been out of the game since a failed job with disastrous consequences, he’s come home to a London that has moved on without him.
As his past threatens to catch up with him, his task is to protect Helen as she investigates who killed Jason and why.
Together, they set off on a mission that will lead them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy.
One that links the murky underworld of London to a looming geopolitical crisis – and leads them to question the cost of the moral choices they’ve made.
The Netflix series is written by Joe Barton and Keira is listed as an executive producer.
On Monday, Netflix shared a first look clip at the talented cast as they have ‘never been seen before’.
In the short video, Sarah Lancashire’s character says: ‘I’m looking to hire someone. No one knows if they can really do it until they try and then they find out pretty quick. Are you sure this is what you want?’
Elsewhere in the dramatic teaser, Keira and Ben’s characters appear on screen with blood splattered across their faces.
The thriller will follow Keira’s character Helen Webb, a quick-witted, down to earth, dedicated wife and mother – and professional spy
Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) is a suave, champagne-drinking assassin
But having been out of the game since a failed job with disastrous consequences, he’s come home to a London that has moved on without him
On Monday, Netflix shared a first look clip at the talented cast as they have ‘never been seen before’ (Sarah Lancashire pictured)
In the dramatic teaser, Keira and Ben’s characters appear on screen with blood splattered across their faces
Fans flocked to the replies to share their excitement for the new thriller and gush that they ‘can’t wait’ for it to air
Fans flocked to the replies to share their excitement for the new thriller and gush that they ‘can’t wait’ for it to air, writing: ‘Keira, Ben & Sarah. It’s going to be epic.’
‘Must watch this series.’
‘I was already in for Keira Knightley but Sarah Lancashire… I WILL BE SEATED!!!’
‘Cant wait for it to come out.’
‘Keira Knightley in a spy thriller? December 5th can’t come soon enough.’
‘Lush! That is a brilliant star cast.’
‘Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire, you can’t go wrong.’
‘#SarahLancashire… what more needs to be said ! Will it be available in U.S. as well? Can’t wait!’
On Monday, Netflix shared a first look clip at the talented cast as they have ‘never been seen before’
Sarah Lancashire won critical acclaim for her role as Catherine Cawood in the BBC’s Happy Valley, starring alongside James Norton as murderer Tommy Lee Royce
Sarah Lancashire won critical acclaim for her role as Catherine Cawood in the BBC’s Happy Valley, starring alongside James Norton as murderer Tommy Lee Royce.
The show beat out The Gold and Top Boy for the Drama award at this year’s Royal Television Society awards.
‘It’s game changing, top-of-the-class drama,’ said the jury. ‘Sometimes operatic in scale, but attentive to the tiniest detail.’
Sarah also scooped the Leading Actress Award at the BAFTA TV Awards in May and the Memorable Moment Award also went to Happy Valley for Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown on BBC One.
Meanwhile, amid the writers and actors’ January strikes in America, fueled by the studio’s use of AI to replace human actors, Keira recently revealed that she plans to copyright her face.
She said: ‘At the moment for actresses, the concern is about the voice, and they’re trying to protect the voice-over industry.
‘I don’t know where that’s at but I know that’s the negotiation. But I imagine the next step will be to copyright my face.
‘AI has the potential to be catastrophic and I hope governments come in and regulate it,’ she added.
Studios including the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Apple are proposing to use AI to replace humans with digital scans where an actor’s likeness can be superimposed over a stunt double.
Hollywood actors and writers united in their first ‘double strike’ in more than 60 years vowing they will protect every worker in the industry from being replaced by AI.