Season 2 of Black Doves is now in production in London
Netflix today announced that Season 2 of the spy thriller Black Doves starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire is now in production in London. With that announcement also came new cast joining the series.
Ambika Mod (The Stolen Girl, One Day) will play Laila, an acerbic and anarchic Black Doves agent who is sent to help Helen on a mission. Babou Ceesay (Alien: Earth, We Hunt Together) joins as Mr. Conteh, a Black Doves executive with suspicious motivations. Sam Riley (Firebrand, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) plays Patrick, an emissary from a mysterious organisation, who offers Sam a lifeline.
Also joining are Neve Campbell (The Lincoln Lawyer, Scream) as Cecile Mason, Sylvia Hoeks (A Sacrifice, Blade Runner 2049) as Katia Chernov, Goran Kostic (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Zookeeper’s Wife) as Alexi Chernov, and Samuel Barnett (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Lee) as Jerry.
Also returning for Season 2 are Andrew Buchan, Kathryn Hunter, Ella Lily Hyland, Gabrielle Creevy, Agnes O’Casey, and Molly Chesworth.
The logline for Season 2 of Black Doves reads, “Helen (Keira Knightley) is still betraying her nation’s secrets to the covert organisation 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 is 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 weaponised, trust is shattered, and the fight to protect the people they love could cost everything. With all the explosive wit of Series 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.”
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 of our amazing cast returning and also being able to add some of my absolute favourite actors into the mix is such a great joy. Downing Street will never be the same again.“
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