So much for a quiet life. Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw return as Helen and Sam in Black Doves Season 2, and the darkly funny spy thriller is bringing some dangerous new company with it when it returns Nov. 5.
Season 1 left Helen and Sam alive, compromised, and with plenty of unfinished business — which, in this world, is rarely good news. Read on for everything you need to know about Black Doves Season 2, including the new cast stepping in to the line of fire.
In Season 2, Helen (Knightley) is still betraying her nation’s secrets to the covert organization she serves, the Black Doves. But after the misadventures of last Christmas, and with her husband, Wallace (Andrew Buchan), preparing to become prime minister, she’s walking a more treacherous line than ever.
As Helen’s enigmatic handler, Mrs. Reed (Sarah Lancashire), is ensnared in a ruthless plot to undermine her position in the Black Doves, Helen is reunited with her best friend, Sam (Ben Whishaw). The once high-end triggerman is now reduced to lonely drinks in Soho bars and low-rate hits. As they search for answers, loyalties are weaponized, trust is shattered, and the fight to protect the people they love could cost everything. With all the explosive wit of Season 1, Helen and Sam’s mission leads them back to old friends and enemies, through the dark decisions and painful sacrifices of their pasts, and right to the heart of the Black Doves.
Knightley and Whishaw return as Helen and Sam, alongside Lancashire as Mrs. Reed and Buchan as Wallace. Also returning from Season 1 are Kathryn Hunter as Lenny Lines, Ella Lily Hyland as Williams, Gabrielle Creevy as Eleanor, Agnes O’Casey as Dani, and Molly Chesworth as Marie.
The new additions to the Season 2 cast include:
Writer, creator, and executive producer Joe Barton tells Netflix, “I couldn’t be more excited to delve back into the world of our murderous little spy family. To have so many [members] of our amazing cast returning and also being able to add some of my absolute favorite actors into the mix is such a great joy. Downing Street will never be the same.”
Barton returns as the series’ writer, creator, and executive producer. Julian Farino (Amadeus, Giri/Haji) and Kieron Hawkes (Red Eye, Fortitude) will direct.
Anne Mensah, vice president of content at Netflix UK, says, “To say we are overexcited about welcoming the Black Doves team back to Netflix would be an understatement. This is what happens when best-in-class writing meets best-in-class directing and extraordinary acting in a dark alley with guns and champagne. We couldn’t be more thrilled, and we know the Black Doves fandom is waiting!”
Take a closer look at Helen and Sam’s next assignment in the trailer above. Then, while you wait for new episodes, refresh your memory on where Season 1 left them.
Season 2 premieres Nov. 5 on Netflix. Until then, stream Season 1 now.
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