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Black Doves was one of the most popular Netflix shows at the end of 2024! Netflix actually picked up Black Doves for a second season before the show even premiered in December, but that doesn't mean it's coming to Netflix anytime soon.

The latest Black Doves season 2 update is actually going to make the wait even longer, most likely, for fans waiting to see the second season of the spy thriller.

According to a report from What's on Netflix, Black Doves season 2 was supposed to start filming in the UK in July 2025, but that did not happen. Instead, production will start in "late September" and last through basically the end of the year and into early 2026.

Unfortunately, that is not good news for fans hoping to see the season on Netflix before the second half of 2026. There's definitely going to be a six to eight-month gap between the end of production...

One of the most critically acclaimed British crime dramas of all time, Happy Valley, will be available to stream in full on BritBox by the end of August. Created and written by legendary British TV writer Sally Wainwright, Happy Valley follows Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire), determined to save her only grandson from his criminal, and downright villainous, biological father, Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).

BritBox, home to classic and new British TV content in the US and Canada, recently announced its release schedule for August, which includes all three seasons of Happy Valley. Season 1 will premiere on August 26, season 2 on August 27, and season 3 on August 28. The series was nominated for 13 BAFTAs and won six, including Best Writer, Best Lead Actress, and Best Drama Series.

Happy Valley was previously available in the US to rent or buy via platforms like Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video. This is...

Joining the intense race of the streaming era, streaming platforms like HBO Max boast a huge range of shows and movies. However, the more options, the harder it is to choose, but we are here to help you. Among the long range of shows spanning multiple seasons, we bring you some of the best feel-good shows that will be the perfect companion for you this weekend.

If you’re looking for something light and feel-good to get lost in this weekend, then these HBO Max hit shows are worth watching. From comedy and drama to horror and adventure, there’s enough of everything to turn your weekend into a joyful ride through some of the best feel-good shows on HBO Max.

10. Bored to Death (2009-2011) Bored to Death | Credit: HBO

If you’ve ever thought, “I could totally be a private detective,” after watching too many noir films, this show is for you.

BBC Studios has announced the titles coming to BritBox in August 2025, which include a range of new BritBox Originals and classic British fare. BritBox is a digital video subscription service offering the largest collection of British TV in the U.S. and Canada.

The August lineup continues to spotlight the work of BAFTA-winning writer Sally Wainwright with the debut of Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley. They join a growing lineup of her acclaimed works – Scott & Bailey and At Home with the Braithwaites – all streaming now. Explore the full lineup before her next release, Riot Women, coming soon to BritBox.

Last Tango in Halifax

From August 26 through September 4, BritBox’s “Crime Spree” will debut a curated mix of full season and single-episode drops from some of the UK’s most gripping crime series. Fans can look forward to Sister Boniface Mysteries, Second Sight, Dublin Murders and more, offering...

Lend us your ears, fans of BritBox, the best of British streamer is gearing up for a special 'crime-spree' selection of programming scheduled for the end of summer. Headlining the special selection is the work of the award-winning Sally Wainwright, the genius British writer, producer, and director who stands as one of the finest minds in television to hail from across the pond.

Perhaps the most exciting addition to the summer 'crime-spree' is Wainwright's crime drama, Happy Valley, which flew to enormous international success upon its arrival back in 2014. Across nine years, three seasons, and eighteen episodes, Wainwright's ability to tell relatable, gritty stories with pulse-pounding twists and turns set the show apart from a diluted market of crime dramas, helped in no small part by the incredible lead performance of the great Sarah Lancashire. Happy Valley will arrive on BritBox on August 26, with Season 2 debuting on August 27, and the...

Netflix is no stranger to dropping shows that turn into major hits. The streamer, in 2024, dropped the spy thriller series, Black Doves, starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, and it simply became a smash hit. With a nearly perfect score of 94% from critics and a solid 64% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, Black Doves has established itself as a critically acclaimed spy series. Already renewed for a second season, the series was expected to return sometime in 2026, over a year after Season 1 premiered on Netflix. However, recent news reports suggest that the wait for the show's return might be a longer one.

According to What's on Netflix, filming on Season 2 of Black Doveswas set to begin in July, but that seems to have changed. Now, production has been delayed for several months, with September being the likely kick-off point. The sophomore season was expected to premiere in 2026, but this latest development...

Netflix's critically-acclaimed spy series Black Doves is set to return for Season 2, but it seems fans will have to wait longer than expected. Starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, the first season of the action show garnered a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, before dominating on the streaming charts. While the series was expected to return sometime in 2026, over a year after Season 1 premiered on Netflix, viewers will have to remain patient for quite a bit longer.

According to What's on Netflix, filming on Black Doves Season 2 was set to begin in July, with most of the main cast returning for another batch of episodes. However, it seems production has been delayed for several months. While an exact filming date is uncertain, the delay will likely cause a ripple effect for when audiences can expect the series to return on Netflix. It was reported that Black Doves Season 2 was eyeing a 2026 release,...

It’s the morning after Chopard’s glamorous gala dinner at Carlton Beach during the Cannes Film Festival, and Finn Bennett is perched on a sofa high above the Croisette inside the luxury jeweler’s penthouse suite at Hôtel Martinez.

Alongside fellow honorees, the 26-year-old actor received a Chopard Trophy during the ceremony in front of an A-list crowd that included filmmaker Quentin Tarantino; jury members like Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and president Juliette Binoche; and the woman assigned to hand over the trophies, Chopard godmother Angelina Jolie. Needless to say, Bennett needed a bit more time to process the fairy tale evening, one that came after turning heads in such roles as Alex Garland’s Warfare, Issa Lopez’s True Detective opposite Jodie Foster and Joe Barton’s Black Doves opposite Keira Knightley and Ben Wishaw.

His profile is set to grow exponentially in 2026 when HBO Max debuts the...

Unlike most Netflix shows, the spy thriller series Black Doves avoided the merciless swing of the streamer’s axe and will return for a second season. Now, while details largely remain under wraps, a new production update reveals when Black Doves Season 2 will begin filming, allowing us to speculate when it will land on the streamer.

According to a report by What’s on Netflix, Black Doves Season 2 is all set to start filming in July 2025, with Keira Knightley all set to return as the super spy Helen Webb. This latest suggests that fans will be waiting a little while yet before returning to the thrilling world of Black Doves, with Season 2 likely to debut on Netflix in either spring or summer 2026.

Created by Joe Barton, Black Doves stars Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw alongside Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Andrew Koji (Bullet Train), Andrew Buchan (Industry), Omari Douglas (It's a Sin...

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Long Bright River is a crime drama miniseries created by Liz Moore and Nikki Toscano. Based on Moore’s 2020 book of the same name, the Peacock series is set in Philadelphia, and it follows police officer Mickey as she patrols a high-crime neighborhood and soon begins to investigate the murder of three young women. Long Bright River stars Amanda Seyfried, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, John Doman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Dash Mihok. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Long Bright River, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mare of Easttown is a crime drama miniseries created by Brad Ingelsby. The HBO series is set in the small Philadelphia suburb of Easttown, and it follows police detective Marianne Sheehan...

Zero Day is one of Netflix's most popular and talked about shows at the moment, which doesn't come as a surprise given its compelling storyline and amazingly talented cast. I mean, who wouldn't want to watch a show starring big names such as Robert De Niro, Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, etc.?

The entire first season of the new political thriller dropped on Netflix on Feb. 20, and with just six episodes, it didn't take long for viewers to binge-watch the whole installment. As expected, many rushed to search for details about a potential second season. However, they may not find the news they were hoping for. With Zero Day being billed as a limited series, the chances of it returning with a new season are slim, as its storyline is intended to be a self-contained narrative.

While this is disappointing news, there's no need to fret...

Exclusive: Apple TV+ has landed for development Dilettante, a series starring Jeff Daniels as a character that will likely get the New York media circles buzzing, Deadline has learned. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and studio-based Berlanti Productions, is inspired by Dana Brown’s memoir about working for former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter.

Written by Brown and Julia creator Daniel Goldfarb, Dilettante is described as a fictionalized coming-of-age story set in the glamorous and cutthroat “Golden Age” of magazines in 1990s New York.

Daniels will play a fictional magazine editor that is certain to draw parallels to Carter the way another work of fiction about a young assistant to a powerful New York magazine editor, the movie The Devil Wears Prada, has been evoking Anna Wintour as a prototype for its editor character played by Meryl Streep.

Jeff Bridges previously played a magazine editor loosely based on Carter...

When you watch a great drama on Netflix you have a conflict over its ending. Of course, you want to get to the end to find out what happens, how all the stories come together, and what happens to the characters. Sometimes, though, it’s so good and enthralling that you want to be able to keep watching it and wish it wouldn't end. A new season is the obvious answer.

That was very much the case for Black Doves. The Netflix drama was released late last year and captured a lot of attention. It was a great mix of a thrilling story, some festive elements due to its Christmas in London setting, and, of course, a brilliant cast.

Led by Kiera Knightley and Ben Whishaw, there were also strong roles for Sarah Lancashire and Andrew Buchan. Tracey Ullman also makes a dramatic late appearance in the show. The names...

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Lessons in Chemistry is a drama miniseries developed for television by Lee Eisenberg. Based on a novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, the Apple TV+ series is set in 1960s America, and it revolves around Elizabeth Zott, who has always dreamed of being a scientist, but because of the patriarchal society, she is denied her dream. That’s when he accepts a job on a TV cooking show and teaches the nation’s housewives way more than recipes. Lessons in Chemistry stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Stephanie Koenig, Kevin Bussman, Aja Naomi King, and Thomas Mann. So, if you loved the inspiring story, female empowerment, and compelling characters in Lessons in Chemistry, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is...

Black Doves episode 3, "The Coming Night," begins with another flashback to Sam's Ben Whishaw) past.

After Reed (Sarah Lancashire) gives Sam a referral to Lenny (Kathryn Hunter) to become a hitman, Sam accepts the job and kills his first person in a diner. And, that, my friends, is how Sam started down this road as a hired gun.

Episode 3 reveals the origins of Sam and Michael's relationship Black Doves | Netflix

In another flashback six months later, Sam begins to teach Helen (Keira Knightley) the ways of a "triggerman." Sam shows Helen how to defend herself. At a bar that night, Sam shares that his dad was a legendary hitman, and Sam is out to follow in his footsteps. It's also the night that Sam meets Michael (Omari Douglas), and they date. In fact, we see the couple's first date together at an Asian restaurant, which is also the same place...

James Norton has a solo trip to Japan booked for mid-January, but the actor can’t seem to get the time away from work.

“I keep having to delay the flights,” the British star confesses to The Hollywood Reporter. At the time of writing, he is shooting House of Guinness, a new Netflix series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight detailing the birth of the Irish stout empire. “It’s Steven firing on all cylinders,” Norton teases about the tightly-under-wraps show. “He’s having the time of his life. You can tell he’s loved writing it because it’s just so fun and powerful. It’s sexy and smoky. Even in the [script], you can taste the soot and the beer and the sweat.”

Norton plays Guinness factory foreman Sean Rafferty, who splits his time between the depths of the brewery and high-society Dublin (“I beat up all the men...

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It’s looking like Amazon’s bet on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chris Evans paid off. Prime Video’s “Red One” secured 2.1 billion minutes in the second week of December, topping Nielsen’s list of the Top 10 overall most streamed shows and movies. “Red One” is now the most-watched Prime Video movie to place on Nielsen’s Top 10.

Adults aged 35-to-64 accounted for 54% of viewing for the title during the week that ran from Dec. 9 to Dec. 15. The Christmas action flick also stands as the second Prime Video title to surpass 2 billion minutes behind “Fallout.” The apocalyptic dramedy starring Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins saw 2.9 billion and 2.6 billion minutes in consecutive weeks last April.

The Christmas movie was followed by two Netflix titles: “Carry-On” and “Black Doves.” The...

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2024 is over, and while it was a wasteland at the box office last year for television fans, it was one of the better years as we got many brilliant shows on the big and small scale. With incredible series like Masters of the Air starting the year, there was no way that the rest of the year could go bad, and that’s what happened because we got powerful and thrilling shows like Shōgun, Fallout, and 3 Body Problem. So, we compiled the list of the best returning and new shows on streaming, Cabel, and networks.

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Baby Reindeer is a Scottish psychological dark comedy-drama thriller series created by Richard Gadd. Based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show, the Netflix series follows aspiring comedian Donny Dunn, who is dealing with a female stalker,...

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Squid Game Season 2 breaks records for Netflix

According to Netflix, Season 2 of the Korean horror series Squid Game set a new viewership record with 68 million views in its first four days, between Dec. 26 and Dec. 30. The previous record was Tim Burton‘s Wednesday, which amassed 50.1 million views during its first four days in November 2022. The third and final season of Squid Game, from acclaimed filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk, will be released in 2025.

Squid Game 2 was the most-watched TV show this week in 92 out of the 93 countries that Netflix lists in its rankings. The United States is the only country that had something else at No. 1 and No. 2: a pair Christmas Day football games. On Netflix’s list of most-watched non-English shows, Season 1 of Squid Game remains in the first position, while Season 2 is expected to jump past Money...

King Charles III‘s New Year’s honors list has been unveiled, with Stephen Fry set to be knighted, and Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire, Bad Sisters star Anne-Marie Duff and veteran actor Eddie Marsan (Supacell) also among the A-listers receiving honors.

At the end of each year, the reigning British monarch gets to name new members of the U.K.’s orders of chivalry, including knights, dames and commanders of the British Empire (Cbe); officers of the order of the British Empire (OBE); and members of the order of the British Empire (MBE), along with other honors.

The list of honorees for 2025 includes Fry getting a knighthood along with former England soccer national team manager Gareth Southgate and London mayor Sadiq Khan, among others.

Mulligan and Lancashire were among the people named CBEs for their contributions to drama. Meanwhile, Duff, Marsan and Inspector Morse actor Kevin Whately received OBE honors.

Actors Stephen Fry, Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire, author and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro and executives Amanda Berry and Tim Richards are among the UK film industry figures recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list.

Among the 1,200 recipients in King Charles III’s list, Fry, whose recent film appearances include The Canterville Ghost, is awarded a Knighthood for his work on mental health awareness.

Mulligan, recently seen in Maestro and Saltburn, and Lancashire, best known from TV series Happy Valley, both receive CBEs for services to drama.

Richards, CEO of Vue Entertainment and until recently chair of the British Film Institute,...

Actors Stephen Fry, Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire, author and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro and executives Amanda Berry and Tim Richards are among the UK film industry figures recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list.

Among the 1,200 recipients in King Charles III’s list, Fry, whose recent film appearances include The Canterville Ghost, is awarded a Knighthood for his work on mental health awareness.

Ishiguro, screenwriter on Living and author of the novels adapted in Never Let Me Go and The Remains Of The Day, is named a Companion of Honour, for services to literature.

Mulligan, recently seen in Maestro and Saltburn,...

Carey Mulligan, Sarah Lancashire, and Stephen Fry are among the stars to receive recognition in King Charles III’s New Year honors list.

Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) and Lancashire (Happy Valley) have been made Commanders of the British Empire for their services to drama.

Fry has been knighted for his environmental, charity, and mental health work. The Hobbit star said he was “startled and enchanted” after receiving the letter about his knighthood.

Other actors recognized include The Sixth Commandment star Anne Reid, who was awarded a Cbe. There were Officer of the Order of the British Empire awards for Anne-Marie Duff (Bad Sisters), Eddie Marsan (Back to Black), and Kevin Whately (Inspector Morse).

Doctor Who star Thomas Baker was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire, while Desmond’s actress Carmen Munroe was made a Dame.

Former BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry was recognized with a Cbe, as was Steve Morrison,...

Netflix, the world's largest streaming service, keeps its viewers engaged and subscribed through its carefully cultivated array of television shows available on the platform. Boasting acquired and original titles like Stranger Things, You, Squid Game, Arcane, and many more, the mega-streamer ensures its audience is always coming back for more. With many new shows coming to the platform throughout 2025, Netflix must remove some long-time staples from their service. Whether the license expires or the show isn't performing to its desired levels, sometimes sacrifices must be made to benefit Netflix and keep it the number one streaming platform.

Unfortunately, audiences can expect to say goodbye to many multi-season TV shows throughout this January. However, viewers must keep in mind that new shows and movies will replace what the platform will lose. A few of the platform's new additions will include American Primeval, Cunk on Life, and The Night Agent, Season 2. Despite the following TV series removals,...

Now that the entertainment industry is buzzing with tantalizing reports of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter reboot and casting of the iconic characters from J.K. Rowling’s beloved novels, netizens are taking to social media to fan-cast certain A-list actors into the titular roles. Recently, Cillian Murphy, Andrew Garfield, and Hugh Grant made their way onto that list.

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Considering how HBO is currently eyeing actors for the upcoming reboot, fans shared AI-made pictures of Cillian Murphy as Voldemort, and Andrew Garfield as Remus Lupin, on Instagram. Meanwhile, several other actors were also transformed into beloved Harry Potter characters through AI, which took the internet by storm. So let’s check them out with a swish and flick of a wand.

Fans shared AI images of Cillian Murphy and Andrew Garfield in Harry Potter roles

The Harry Potter fandom has undoubtedly...

Let’s talk about the absolute heartbreaker that was 2024 for TV fans. You know that feeling when you’re completely invested in a show, planning your week around new episodes, and then boom – cancellation news hits your social media feed? Yeah, that happened way too many times this year.

Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff in a still from Mindhunter (Canceled – August 2019) | Credits: Netflix

Networks and streaming platforms have been wielding those cancellation notices like they’re going out of style. From swashbuckling comedies to mind-bending sci-fi adventures, some seriously amazing shows got the axe way too soon.

Let’s dive into the 15 cancellations that hit us the hardest. Grab your comfort snacks – you might need them for this one.

1. Our Flag Means Death (Max)

Remember when we thought pirates were just about treasure maps and sword fights? Well, Our Flag Means Death sailed in and completely changed the game. Like,...

Not only has Netflix's hit spy drama, Black Doves, given us great chemistry between Keira Knightley's secret agent, Helen, and Ben Wishaw's charming triggerman, Sam, but Sarah Lancashire's powerful performance as the omnipotent employer of Helen and Sam, Mrs. Reed, gives the show a larger-than-life presence. However, despite Lancashire's talented display, it is nowhere near her best, which isn't an insult to Black Doves, but a testament to her work on the British crime drama, Happy Valley. Lancashire brings the cold hardness you may like about her performance in Black Doves to Happy Valley and adds a gruffness and vulnerability that makes her a far more complex character than her menacing but somewhat one-note Mrs. Reed. From the way she battles the trauma of losing her daughter to the relationships with her family to the volatile criminals that she comes face-to-face with daily, Lancashire's performance is...

The home stretch before Christmas has arrived, but there are plenty of new shows arriving on streamers this month to either binge before the end of the year.

Those in the mood for mystery can dive into No Good Deed on Netflix Dec. 12 or Laid on Peacock Dec. 19. The former is from Dead To Me creator Liz Feldman, and the latter stars Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet with a touch more comedy.

Find the five best new shows streaming in December 2024 below:

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Black Doves – Dec. 5 – Netflix

Keira Knightley in ‘Black Doves’

Keira Knightley stars as Helen Webb in Black Doves, an action filled spy show set in London at Christmas. Knighyley’s Webb is a dedicated wife, mother and spy. She has been secretly passing her politician husband’s secrets to the clandestine organization she works for, The Black Doves, for ten years.

Black Doves season 2 gets an update from creator Joe Barton, including a release timeline and a story tease. Premiering on Netflix in early December, with Keira Knightley, Ben Winshaw, and Sarah Lancashire in lead roles, the six-episode series unfolds over the holidays and zeroes in on what happens when Helen Webb (Knightley) finds out that her secret identity as a spy is in danger once her lover is killed by in a mysterious murder. Receiving acclaim from critics and topping viewership charts, Black Doves season 2 was confirmed before the show's debut.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Barton gave an update on the show's return and mentioned that filming was slated to begin next year. Although the show creator did not share a specific timeline, beyond that filming is currently underway, he does mention that viewers won't have to wait too long between seasons:

Literally, I’m in the writers’ room right now.

[This story contains spoilers from the season one finale of Black Doves.]

Upon its early December release, Joe Barton‘s spy thriller Black Doves soared into Netflix’s top 10 most-watched shows in 89 countries.

Starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, the series has already been renewed for a season two. It was a bloody and brutal season finale — we’d expect nothing less — where everyone (metaphorically and literally) lost their head a little.

In Black Doves, Knightley stars as Helen Webb, wife to the U.K.’s defense secretary Wallace and ascending government minister (Andrew Buchan). For years, she’d been passing her husband’s secrets on to a shadowy organization Helen works for (helmed by Sarah Lancashire’s Mrs Reed), which leaves her hard-pressed to explain where she’s been and what she’s been up to when returning home to her family after a hard day’s work.

All of a sudden, the death of Helen’s secret lover...

Black Doves creator Joe Barton has revealed a crucial twist that was embedded into the final scenes of season one. The sequence in question features a woman, whom fans may have been unable to identify. The woman sits quietly in the home of spymaster Mrs. Reed (Sarah Lancashire), who enjoys a glass of champagne on Christmas. Barton divulges his intentions behind various character choices in a new GQ interview, and the show's creator also reveals the mystery woman's identity at long last.

"That's Marie (Molly Chesworth), she's Helen and Wallace's nanny. She pops up throughout the series, so it's possible to miss. I mean, she looks like she could be Reed’s daughter, they've got a similar haircut," explained Barton, adding:

But no, she's the nanny, so she's been spying on them the whole time. Basically, everyone's a spy.

Though Marie is afforded limited screen time, she shares an...

The latest spy thriller from Netflix, Black Doves, recently nabbed a Golden Globe nomination thanks to Keira Knightly and her performance alongside Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire. The series follows Helen (Knightly), who is the wife of a top UK government official and also a spy for an elusive organization known as the Black Doves. Having gathered secrets for the past ten years, so her employer could sell them to the highest bidder, Helen easily became a vital component of their operations. When her lover, Jason (Andrew Koji), is killed, Helen’s boss, Reed (Lancashire), brings in a former associate and old friend, Sam (Whishaw), to keep her safe, get to the bottom of what happened, and find out whether Helen might be the next target.

A brilliant series full of twists, turns, and vibrantly rich characters, Black Doves is nearly a perfect viewing experience. However, as Helen becomes embroiled in a larger conspiracy,...

Black Doves star Keira Knightley has it in for one of her co-stars. The Netflix streaming series may have recently ended its first season, but that doesn't mean the actress doesn't have certain ideas about where she wants things to head in season two.

In fact, in a recent interview with Variety, the actress revealed exactly who she'd like her character to kill in season two, saying that she's "having a very funny text line at the moment" with the series creator/showrunner Joe Barton about the one person she'd like to take out. And, considering that the show already has a confirmed second season on the way, she may just get her wish.

Who Does Keira Knightley Want to Kill During 'Black Doves' Season Two?

Needless to say, but if you don't want to be majorly spoiled on how the first season of Black Doves ends, do not read any further!

Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers from “Black Doves” Season 1, now streaming on Netflix.

“Black Doves,” Keira Knightley’s first television series in more than two decades, has already proved a massive success for Netflix, which, knowing it had a hit, had ordered a second season from Knightley and creator/showrunner Joe Barton before the show even premiered.

Over the course of six episodes, viewers have been entranced by Helen (Knightley) as she balances her competing roles: elegant wife of Wallace (Andrew Buchan), the Minister of Defence, doting mother of twins, supportive friend to semi-alcoholic assassin Sam (Ben Whishaw), passionate affair partner to her lover Jason (Andrew Koji) and ruthless spy for a mercenary organization called the Black Doves.

After Jason is mysteriously murdered, Helen is hellbent on revenge before realizing she has stumbled into a global conspiracy that could possibly result in World War III, and pits her...

Netflix’s latest binge-worthy spy thriller, Black Doves, isn’t just a showcase of high-octane espionage and compelling performances by Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw. It’s also a love letter to London, capturing the city’s essence during the festive season. Created by Joe Barton of Giri/Haji fame, the show follows Helen Webb (Knightley), a secret agent married to the UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, as she navigates personal and professional chaos when her lover is killed by a mystery sniper. Alongside her enigmatic colleague Sam Young (Whishaw), the duo unravels layers of deceit, set against a distinctly London backdrop. Here’s a breakdown of the stunning locations that bring Black Doves to life.

Netflix’s ‘Black Doves’: Where Was the Series Shot? – Filming Locations & Other Details Key Filming Locations in London The South Bank

In the opening moments of the series, Helen’s lover...

Unlike most Netflix shows, the spy thriller series Black Doves was immune from sudden cancelation from the get-go, having been renewed for Season 2 before the first outing was even released. Now that the series has debuted and hugely impressed both critics and audiences, creator Joe Barton has teased what we can expect from Black Doves Season 2 and the continuing adventures of Keira Knightley’s Helen Webb.

Speaking with Netflix Tudum recently, Barton teased the plot of Black Doves Season 2, revealing that he likes the idea of seeing Helen getting “pulled deeper into the world of spies having been so close to leaving.” As her husband, Wallace, edges closer to the top job as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, this inevitably “increases the pressure and the danger on her as a spy.”

“Just seeing the tension of that, seeing Sam back in London … I would like to see more Eleanor and Williams,...

A new thriller on Netflix is beating some of the biggest blockbusters of the year in the latest streaming ranking. Because of the strike delays related to the writers and actors strikes, and also because of how long prestige series can take to move through production, Netflix made it known that some of its biggest originals wouldn't make a 2024 release date. That includes the Jenna Ortega-led supernatural horror Wednesday and the final season of Stranger Things.

The streamer was boosted by the breakout success of the romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This, led by Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, which became one of the most-discussed new series. The Diplomat season 2 and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story built on the foundations of their first installments, with Outer Banks, Bridgerton, and The Lincoln Lawyer all continuing to draw massive viewership. A recently debuted thriller could end up being a significant hit.

Black Doves episode 2, “A Little Black Dove,” takes viewers back a decade in the first scene. It’s 2014, and Helen, played by Keira Knightley, sits down for a job interview as a translator for a company. She explains the many gaps in her resume, and the interviewer hints that he knows more about her past, which seems to include some tragedy that resulted in her stepsister killing her stepfather.

If you watch episode 2 back to back with episode 1, it’s definitely a change of pace, almost a pause. Remember, Helen and Sam (Ben Whishaw) were about to confront the person who killed Helen’s lover, Jason (Andrew Koji).

Anyway, Helen tries to leave the meeting, but the man gives her a phone number. He explains that she’ll be calling a woman, Reed (Sarah Lancashire). The man says that she needs to tell Reed that she is “a little Black Dove.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Black Doves season 1.

Keira Knightley's Netflix espionage series Black Doves features a robust cast of secret agents, undercover spies, and lethal assassins. Created by Joe Barton, Black Doves has opened to outstanding reviews, earning a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score upon its December 5, 2024 release date. Knightley leads the cast of Black Doves along with Ben Whishaw, who is best known for playing Q in Daniel Craig's final three James Bond movies. Black Doves also features a stellar supporting cast, including Sarah Lancashire's Reed, Kathryn Hunter's Lenny, Ella Lily Hyland's Williams, and Omari Douglas's Michael.

Black Doves follows Knightley's Helen Webb, the loving and supportive wife of Andrew Buchan's Wallace Webb, a prominent British politician. Webb is also a secret agent working for the mysterious covert spy organization known as the Black Doves, which Mrs. Reed is the head of.

Warning: Minor spoilers for Black Doves.

One of the best aspects of Netflix’s newest spy thriller, Black Doves, is the platonic relationship between its two main characters, Helen (Keira Knightley) and Sam (Ben Whishaw). The series centers around Helen, the wife of the UK’s Defence Secretary and a veteran spy for an elusive organization known as the Black Doves, who sells secrets across the globe to the highest bidder. Set against the backdrop of Christmas in London, the series unfolds in the days after Helen’s lover, Jason (Andrew Koji), is killed. Unsure if she’s the next target, her old associate and friend, Sam, is brought into the fold to keep her safe and figure out whether Jason’s death has anything to do with Helen.

Having met 10 years prior during Helen’s first assignment for the Black Doves, it’s clear from the beginning that she...

It might be hard to remember, given the absolute cavalcade of "content" being constantly shoveled onto the Netflix servers, but back in 2022 Charlie Cox starred in the Netflix spy thriller "Treason," a show that released for Christmas and turned out to be pretty underwhelming. That was a shame, too, since Cox's star was back on the rise following the cancellation and swift Disney revival of "Daredevil," and the man is undeniably a talented actor. Sadly, the series itself fell short of being the Christmas gift fans of the spy genre were hoping for.

Now, Netflix is making it up to us all with "Black Doves," a six-episode spy thriller that debuted just in time for the festive season and features another British star in the form of Keira Knightly. Created and written by Joe Barton, "Black Doves" is set in London at Christmas time and follows Knightly's Helen Webb,...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Black Doves season 1.

The Clarks and the Newmans are two feared and dangerous London-based crime family organizations in the Netflix espionage series Black Doves. Created by Joe Barton, Black Doves has outstanding reviews, earning a 98% Rotten Tomatoes critic score after its December 5, 2024 release date. Knightley leads the cast of Black Doves along with Ben Whishaw's Sam Young, best known for playing Q in Daniel Craig's James Bond films. Black Doves features a stellar supporting cast, including Sarah Lancashire's Reed, Kathryn Hunter's Lenny, and Ella Lily Hyland's Williams.

Black Doves follows public figure Helen Webb, the loving and supportive wife of Andrew Buchan's Wallace Webb, a prominent British politician. Webb is also a secret agent working for the mysterious covert spy organization known as the Black Doves, which Mrs. Reed is the head of. Reed confronts Helen over an affair she...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Black Doves season 1.

Keira Knightley's Helen Webb has a complicated relationship with her assassin friend Sam, whose first kill was his own father in the Netflix espionage series Black Doves. Created by Joe Barton, Black Doves has outstanding reviews, earning a 98% Rotten Tomatoes critic score after its December 5, 2024 release date. Knightley leads the cast of Black Doves along with Ben Whishaw's Sam Young, best known for playing Q in Daniel Craig's James Bond films. Black Doves features a stellar supporting cast, including Sarah Lancashire's Reed, Kathryn Hunter's Lenny, and Ella Lily Hyland's Williams.

Black Doves follows public figure Helen Webb, the loving and supportive wife of Andrew Buchan's Wallace Webb, a prominent British politician. Webb is also a secret agent working for the mysterious covert spy organization known as the Black Doves, which Mrs. Reed is the head of.

Heading into the finale of Black Doves, viewers need to know whether Sam survives the final confrontation.

Critics have praised Netflix's new spy series Black Doves for its genre-blending narrative and stellar performances. 

The show, starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire, boasts a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was renewed for a second season. 

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Keira Knightley’s got no doubts when it comes to her reigning title as queen of the steamy screen. While MCU star Aiden Turner (T. Vanchat in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D episode The Magical Place) and crew might be bringing the heat in their latest Disney+ series Rivals, Knightley’s unapologetically confident that her most extraordinary scene of passion is still untouchable.

Keira Knightley in the film Misbehaviour | Credit: 20th Century Studios

And let’s be real — Knightley’s got some iconic bonking credits under her belt. While the actress praised the new show for its brilliant scenes, she’s staying cool, knowing her legendary scene set a bar so high, even superheroes might need a ladder.

Keira Knightley Compares Rivals to Her Iconic Atonement Scene Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement | Credits: Working Title Films

Keira Knightley is confident that Rivals, Disney+’s steamy new show, has kind...

Joe Barton, the mind behind Giri/Haji, returns with Black Doves—a spy series that boldly merges the high-stakes intensity of espionage drama with the warmth and sentimentality of a holiday movie. This unique tonal blend sets Netflix’s Black Doves apart, carving a place for itself alongside modern espionage hits like Slow Horses and The Agency. With its emotionally complex characters and intrigue-laden narrative, the series signals a renaissance of the spy thriller genre in television. Set against the shimmering backdrop of a Christmastime London, Black Doves follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a former honeytrap operative turned housewife, whose life unravels when her lover is assassinated. Her thirst for revenge draws her back into the shadowy world of international espionage, putting her at odds with her handler, Mrs. Reed (Sarah Lancashire), and entangling her with Sam (Ben Whishaw), a morally ambiguous triggerman haunted by a failed mission from his past.

Black Doves was released earlier this month to rave reviews from both critics and audiences alike, and it is now rising up on Netflix's streaming charts. Starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, the six-part spy thriller follows the former as a professional spy whose secret lover is assassinated and is now forced to team up with an old friend to keep her safe. Delivering "some of the most captivating storytelling in episodic television this year," Black Dove has been the must-watch binge on Netflix for the holiday season.

According to Flix Patrol, Black Doves has held the #1 spot on Netflix's TV charts for the past few days, beating out The Madness and La Brea. Partially inspired by true events, Black Doves blends the spy thriller genre that always does well on the streamer with the holiday season. The six-episode season takes place during Christmas, making the sweat-inducing story the...

Warning: Spoilers for Black Doves.

Set in London during the weeks leading up to Christmas, Black Doves is the latest spy thriller series from Netflix that follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley). A spy employed by the Black Doves, an organization that retrieves industrial, political, or diplomatic secrets for the highest bidder, Helen is also the wife of the UK’s Defence Secretary, which perfectly positions her to gather information. The series begins with the death of Helen’s lover, a civil servant named Jason Davies (Andrew Koji).

With no knowledge of who killed him or why, her superior at the Black Doves, Reed (Sarah Lancashire), brings in a triggerman and beloved old friend of Helen’s, Sam (Ben Whishaw), in an effort to protect her just in case she might be next. With vengeance on her mind, Helen begins looking into Jason’s death on her own. Rather quickly, she...

This article contains general spoilers for the Black Doves season 1 ending.Black Doves creator Joe Barton teases his plans for season 2 of the Netflix spy thriller. Consisting of six episodes, Black Doves stars Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire to tell a story of triggermen and espionage, detailing how four mysterious murders accidentally set the course for a global crisis. Black Doves season 2 was renewed in August, prior to the show's premiere.

In an interview with Netflix's Tudum, Barton teased that things could get more complicated for the characters when the thriller returns. The creator, who wrote each of the thriller's six episodes, particularly cited trouble for Helen Webb (Knightley). But it's not just Helen, as several of Black Doves' characters could be in trouble, including Sam Young (Whishaw). Read Barton's comments below:

Helen [gets] pulled deeper into the world of spies having been so close to leaving. Increases the...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Black Doves season 1.Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) owed Helen Webb (Keira Knightley) a debt in Black Doves season 1, but Netflix's spy thriller hid the reason for that debt until the middle of the season. As a spy thriller, there are several questions the cast of Black Doves sought to answer in the show's first season, such as who killed Ambassador Chen and, more importantly to Helen, who killed Jason Davies. One question the characters weren't concerned with answering, but that the show hid from the audience for a fair amount of time, is why Sam owed Helen some sort of debt.

When Reed (Sarah Lancashire) first hired Sam, she said that she needed someone Helen could trust and that Sam owed her. However, Black Doves didn't immediately reveal why Sam owed Helen or where their mutual trust came from, aside from the fact that they were longtime friends.