Black Doves season 2: Netflix release date, cast and what Keira Knightley said

Black Doves is back on Netflix this Thursday, and Keira Knightley says the bigger, bloodier fight scenes are “the joy of the series”. Season 2 of the London spy thriller lands on Thursday 5 November.

When is Black Doves season 2 on Netflix?

The whole of season 2 arrives on Netflix in the UK on Thursday 5 November. Tom’s Guide names it as Netflix’s biggest British series this month.

What is Black Doves season 2 about?

Keira Knightley returns as Helen Webb, who has spent ten years secretly passing her politician husband’s secrets to the Black Doves spy network. This time the stakes are even higher, because her husband Wallace, played by Andrew Buchan, is about to become Prime Minister. Ben Whishaw is back as assassin Sam Young.

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Writer Joe Barton wanted the new series to go “a lot bigger”, with more explosions, more action and new locations.

Who is new in the cast?

One Day star Ambika Mod joins as Laila, an anarchic Black Doves agent. Talking about the action scenes, she said: “It’s the reason I wanted to do the show.”

What has Keira Knightley said?

At the launch in central London, Knightley said: “I think it was important that the fight sequences are very much part of the series… I think that’s the joy of the series.”

Andrew Buchan called his co-star “utterly mesmeric”, adding: “Keira is just a complete delight to work with, and has been from the get-go.” He said Helen can be “lethal, dark, dangerous, vicious” one moment and “heartbreaking, vulnerable, thoughtful, caring” the next.

Sources: PA via The Irish News, The Irish News, Tom’s Guide. Photo: Gafoor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.