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Black Doves
Black Doves is a British spy action thriller television series created by Joe Barton. The series, starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire, is developed by Sister and Barton's production company Noisy Bear for Netflix. The series is about a spies-for-hire organisation that obtains secrets for the highest bidder. Ahead of its premiere on 5 December 2024, it was renewed for a second series.
The series was well received by critics, and Knightley was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her performance.
Helen, the wife of the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, learns that her secret identity as a spy is in danger after her lover is killed by London's underworld. Her employers, the Black Doves, a spies-for-hire organisation – that retrieves industrial, political or diplomatic secrets for the highest bidder – send Sam, an old friend, to protect her.
The project was announced by Netflix in April 2023. Barton also produces through Noisy Bear, alongside production company Sister.
Filming began in London in October 2023. That month, Sarah Lancashire and Ben Whishaw were added to the cast, along with Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, Andrew Koji, Kathryn Hunter, Sam Troughton, Ella Lily Hyland, Adam Silver, Ken Nwosu and Gabrielle Creevy. In March 2024, Adeel Akhtar, Tracey Ullman, Finn Bennett and Luther Ford were added to the cast. In August 2024, ahead of its première, Netflix renewed the show for a second series.
Barton derived the series name from the Black Dove, his local pub in Brighton.
The series premièred on Netflix on 5 December 2024.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 70 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Blending multiple genres into a truly unique action-thriller, Black Doves hits its target dead on." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Black Doves
Black Doves is a British spy action thriller television series created by Joe Barton. The series, starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire, is developed by Sister and Barton's production company Noisy Bear for Netflix. The series is about a spies-for-hire organisation that obtains secrets for the highest bidder. Ahead of its premiere on 5 December 2024, it was renewed for a second series.
The series was well received by critics, and Knightley was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her performance.
Helen, the wife of the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, learns that her secret identity as a spy is in danger after her lover is killed by London's underworld. Her employers, the Black Doves, a spies-for-hire organisation – that retrieves industrial, political or diplomatic secrets for the highest bidder – send Sam, an old friend, to protect her.
The project was announced by Netflix in April 2023. Barton also produces through Noisy Bear, alongside production company Sister.
Filming began in London in October 2023. That month, Sarah Lancashire and Ben Whishaw were added to the cast, along with Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, Andrew Koji, Kathryn Hunter, Sam Troughton, Ella Lily Hyland, Adam Silver, Ken Nwosu and Gabrielle Creevy. In March 2024, Adeel Akhtar, Tracey Ullman, Finn Bennett and Luther Ford were added to the cast. In August 2024, ahead of its première, Netflix renewed the show for a second series.
Barton derived the series name from the Black Dove, his local pub in Brighton.
The series premièred on Netflix on 5 December 2024.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 70 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Blending multiple genres into a truly unique action-thriller, Black Doves hits its target dead on." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.