Keira Knightley in Black Doves
In recent months, Netflix has become a hotbed for the best of the British crime and thriller genres, with the likes of Fool Me Once and The Gentlemen becoming two of 2024's biggest hits. Just before the year has finished, another eye-catching series is about to land on December 5, one that stars two of the best of British acting in a spy thriller packed full of mystery.
"I had been reading as well about those spy cops, those guys, and they infiltrated that environmental group and had ended up having children with it. I mean, a really horrific story, much darker than this. But I was like, OK, that idea, that duplicitousness of having a pretend marriage lasting years and years and years and then it's disappeared. That was really part of, I think, the inspiration for it as well.
✕ Remove Ads Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw Make For a Perfect Pair In just six episodes, Black Doves manages to be both thoroughly intriguing and deeply satisfying, turning in a short series that leaves room for more as well as tie up all necessary threads. Early reviews for the show have been positive, thanks in no small part to the two stars in front of the camera, Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, fresh from his trip to Peru as Paddington.
✕ Remove Ads Joe Barton, creator of Black Doves, admits the series' lead character was inspired by a real-life scandal. You can catch the series on Netflix on December 5.
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