Black Doves

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Black Doves episode 1.

All 6 episodes ofBlack Dovesseason 1 are streaming now on Netflix.

Helen’s babysitter is also revealed to be a Black Dove recruit at theend ofBlack Dovesseason 1.

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Like pay-for-hire assassins, theBlack Doves offer their resources to the highest bidderand maintain no loyalty to any country.

Doves also have spiritual and feminine-specific connotations.

Are The Black Doves Based On A Real Spy Organization?

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However, creatorJoe Barton recently discussed his inspiration for the serieswith RadioTimes.

I mean, a really horrific story, much darker than this.

That was really part of, I think, the inspiration for it as well."

Kathryn Hunter as Lenny Lines in Black Doves

Black Doves is a suspenseful thriller released in December 2024. It follows a spy masquerading as a politician’s wife who, after discovering her lover’s murder, joins forces with an old assassin associate to uncover the truth and seek revenge.

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Helen (Keira Knightley) looking shocked in her car in Black Doves season 1

Helen (Keira Knightley) and Sam (Ben Whishaw) holding wine glasses on a balcony in Black Doves

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Black Doves