Black Doves
2024 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.1 · 85% critics
When a spy posing as a politician's wife discovers her lover has been murdered, she teams up with an old assassin friend to chase the truth. Their search quickly turns into a dangerous mission driven by vengeance, secrets, and shifting loyalties.
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-12-05
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (403 votes)
About
If you want a stylish spy thriller with dark comedy and a high-energy chase for truth, Black Doves may click—Not for you if you hate implausible action, repetitive flashbacks, or tonal swings like The Devil's Hour or Slow Horses.
Pros: stylish spy thrills; strong lead performances; dark humor edge | Cons: stretched credibility; uneven pacing; repetitive flashbacks
Themes
- holiday
- london, england
- spy
- espionage
- female protagonist
- political
- spies
- thriller
- intense
- action
- brisk
- christmas thriller
Cast & crew
Keira Knightley
as Helen Webb
Ben Whishaw
as Sam Young
- ST
Sam Troughton
as Stephen Yarrick
- GC
Gabrielle Creevy
as Eleanor
- FB
Finn Bennett
as Cole Atwood
- AO
Agnes O'Casey
as Dani
- BH
Billy Hickey
as Young Hector Newman
- TU
Tracey Ullman
as Alex Clark
- PE
Paapa Essiedu
as Elmore Fitch
- JA
Jayne Aguire
as Erica
Directed by Alex Gabassi, Lisa Gunning
Created by Joe Barton
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1To Love Then57mNetflix
- S1E2A Little Black Dove54mNetflix
- S1E3The Coming Night58mNetflix
- S1E4Go Bang Time56mNetflix
- S1E5The Cost of It All56mNetflix
- S1E6In the Bleak Midwinter54mNetflix