2024 is giving fans of pulse-pounding spy thrillers like me a handful of new releases to enjoy, both in terms of already-released titles (like FX’s ) and series that are still to come — including Season 4 of Apple TV+’s , Paramount’s , and a new Keira Knightley drama coming to titled . As a hardcore fan of the genre, I’ll be the first to admit that Netflix doesn’t exactly have the greatest track record when it comes to espionage dramas — and are two of the misfires that come to mind. However, also has enough of these shows that work that there’s reason to be hopeful about this latest entry from the genre.
Especially with a top-notch cast that includes Knightley and Ben Whishaw. , created and written by Joe Barton, stars Knightley as a down-to-earth mother, wife, and professional spy named Helen Webb. Her husband is a politician, and for a decade, Helen has been slipping his secrets, as one does, to the shadowy group she works for called the Black Doves.
“I started writing the scripts for this show over last year’s Christmas holidays, fueled by turkey sandwiches and discarded bottles of cream liquor,” Barton back in October 2023. “To be now going into production with a cast and crew full of people whose work I admire so much is unbelievably exciting and I couldn’t be more thrilled to get to see this show come to life.” Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there.
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