Black Doves is a British spy action thriller television series created by Joe Barton. The series, starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire, is developed by Sister Pictures and Barton’s production company Noisy Bear for Netflix. The series is about a spies-for-hire organisation that obtains secrets for the highest bidder. Ahead of its premiere on 5 December 2024, it was renewed for a second series.^[1]

Critics mostly gave positive reviews, and Knightley received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance.

Helen, the wife of the Secretary of State for Defence, learns that her secret identity as a spy is in danger after her lover is killed by London’s underworld. Her employers, the Black Doves, a spies-for-hire organisation – that retrieves industrial, political or diplomatic secrets for the highest bidder – send Sam, an old friend, to protect her.^[2][3]