10 Thriller Shows Like Black Doves To Watch While You Wait for Season 2
The highly anticipated spy thriller series Black Doves premiered today on Netflix and has already earned a 100% Rotten Tomato score. It stars Keira Knightley (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Ben Whishaw (This is Going to Hurt, Women Talking), and Sarah Lancashire (Julia, Happy Valley).
Prior to show’s premiere, Netflix announced it was returning for a second season. Black Doves follows Helen Webb (Knightley), a dedicated wife and mother, and professional spy who’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to her organization, the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster (Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Whishaw) to keep her safe. Together, they investigate who killed Jason and why, leading them to uncover a deep conspiracy.
This easy-binging series will have you quickly looking for more shows like Black Doves. While you wait for the second season, here are 10 thriller shows like Black Doves you can stream next.
The Agency (2024 – )
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Jodie Turner-Smith, Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Julia Westcott-Hutton
Synopsis: “Martian is a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart—hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”
Where to watch: Fubo, Paramount+, Prime Video, Spectrum
The Bureau/Le bureau des légendes (2015-2020)
Cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, Florence Loiret Caille, Sara Giraudeau, Jonathan Zaccaï, Zineb Triki, Jules Sagot, Irina Muluile, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gilles Cohen, Artus,
Synopsis: “A very unique and captivating series about the “bureau des légendes”, the mythical powerhouse within the French Secret Service and its dare devil ghost agents.”
Where to watch: AMC+
The Capture (2019-2022)
Cast: Holliday Grainger, Callum Turner, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Ron Perlman, Ginny Holder, Paapa Essiedu, Cavan Clerkin, Peter Singh, Nigel Lindsay, Laura Haddock, Indira Varma
Synopsis: “When a British soldier is charged with a crime, the tenacious young detective handling his case begins to uncover a conspiracy.”
Where to watch: Peacock
The Diplomat (2023 – )
Cast: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Rory Kinnear, Ali Ahn, Ato Essandoh, Pearl Mackie, Kenichiro Thomson, Celia Imrie
Synopsis: “Amid an international crisis, a US diplomat contends with her high-profile new job as ambassador to the UK and her turbulent marriage to a political star.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Madness (2024 miniseries)
Cast: Colman Domingo, Marsha Stephanie Blake, John Ortiz, Tamsin Topolski, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Gabrielle Graham, Dean Cole, Ennis Esmer, Stephen McKinley Henderson
Synopsis: “After a media pundit stumbles upon a dead body deep in the Poconos woods, he finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Night Manager (2016 miniseries)
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Debicki, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, David Harewood, Tobias Menzies, David Farr, Alistair Petrie, Sobhita Dhulipala, Neil Morrissey, Douglas Hodge, Noah Jupe, Russell Tovey
Synopsis: “The Night Manager is based on the internationally acclaimed novel by master storyteller John le Carré. This suspenseful thriller follows Jonathan Pine as he endeavours to bring down the notorious arms dealer Richard Roper.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Pine Gap (2018 miniseries)
Cast: Jacqueline McKenzie, Parker Sawyers, Tess Haubrich, Steve Toussaint, Stephen Curry, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Milly Alcock, Edwina Wren, Simone Kessell, Mark Leonard Winter, Sachin Joab, Jason Chong, Alice Keohavong
Synopsis: “A group of Australian and American analysts work together to keep one of the world’s most important joint intelligence facilities, Pine Gap, secure and stable.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Secret City (2016-2019)
Cast: Anna Torv, Marcus Graham, Jacki Weaver, Aleks Mikic, Justin Smith, Sacha Horler, Dan Wyllie, Joel Tobeck, Danielle Cormack, Laura Gordon, Damon Herriman
Synopsis: “A relentless muckraker pushes for truth and transparency in Australia’s corridors of political power, despite threats to her life and career.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Slow Horses (2022 – )
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Jack Lowden, Olivia Cooke, Rosalind Eleazar, Saskia Reeves, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Christopher Chung, Kadiff Kirwan, Freddie Fox, Ruth Bradley
Synopsis: “Follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes.”
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Treason (2022 miniseries)
Cast: Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko, Ciarán Hinds, Oona Chaplin, Beau Gadsdon, Tracy Ifeachor, Alex Kingston, Samuel Leakey
Synopsis: “An MI6 deputy’s bright future takes a sharp turn after a reunion with a Russian spy forces him to question his entire life.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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