Keira Knightley's Black Doves renewed for season 2 ahead of series premiere

In a surprise move, Netflix has renewed the upcoming British spy thriller series Black Doves for a second season. This comes as a shock to us because the six-episode first season hasn't even been released yet. It's set to come out later this year. The streaming giant announced the season 2 renewal at the Edinburgh TV Festival in August 2024.

Black Doves sees the return of Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley to television. She hasn't starred in a TV show since 2011, which was the fantasy miniseries Neverland. She voiced the character of Tinker Bell. Her most recent project was the 2023 true crime film Boston Strangler, in which she played the character Loretta McLaughlin.

Set at Christmastime in London, Black Doves sees Knightley play an undercover professional spy named Helen Webb, who sets out to uncover the truth behind her secret lover's assassination with the help of her old, troubled friend Sam Young (Ben Whishaw), who is also an assassin.

The rest of the cast includes Sarah Lancashire as spy mistress Reed, Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, Andrew Koji, Kathryn Hunter, Sam Troughton, Ella Lily Hyland, Adam Silver, Ken Nwosu, Gabrielle Creevy, and many others.

Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project) created and wrote scripts for the spy thriller series. He's also an executive producer along with Knightley, Jane Featherstone, and Chris Fry. In addition, Alex Gabassi (The Crown) and Lisa Gunning (The Power) are directors, and Harry Munday serves as a producer.

Unfortunately, Netflix did not reveal any other information about Black Doves season 2 besides its renewal. However, this isn't surprising since the first season hasn't even come out yet. I'm sure that once season 1 is released, the streamer will begin to reveal more information about the second installment.

Of course, you can count on us to share everything that is announced. But for now, this is all we know about Black Doves season 2. Stay tuned to Netflix Life for any new updates on Black Doves seasons 1 and 2!