Speaking with Netflix Tudum recently, Barton teased the plot of Black Doves Season 2, revealing that he likes the idea of seeing Helen getting “pulled deeper into the world of spies having been so close to leaving.” As her husband, Wallace, edges closer to the top job as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, this inevitably “increases the pressure and the danger on her as a spy.”
“Just seeing the tension of that, seeing Sam back in London … I would like to see more Eleanor and Williams, Kai-Ming, all those people. I’d like to start to throw them up against one another again, and maybe make things more dangerous and challenging for them.”
‘Black Doves’ Season 2 Would See Some Fan-Favorites Return
Not only will Black Doves Season 2 find both the pressure and the danger increasing around Keira Knightley’s Helen, the return will also bring some fan-favorite characters: the assassin duo Eleanor (Gabrielle Creevy) and Williams (Ella Lily Hyland) and their new friend Ambassador Chen’s daughter Kai-Ming (Isabella Wei). The final moments of the first season find this unlikely trio spending the festive season together, with Joe Barton teasing the return of this “found family.”
“I liked the idea of the found family. I wanted to show that they were having a nice Christmas, and I find those three really funny.”
You could definitely see them forming a little group,” he muses. “Kai-Ming would have to stop being a heroin addict party girl, probably. Maybe they could start their own little assassin agency working out of their canal boat. I’d like to see that.”
Netflix delivers a bold and brilliant surprise in an action-packed espionage romp that is pitch perfect.
Created by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project, The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself), Black Doves stars Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw alongside Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Andrew Koji (Bullet Train), Andrew Buchan (Industry), Omari Douglas (It’s a Sin), and Kathryn Hunter (The Tragedy of Macbeth). Black Doves Season 1 has been a huge hit for Netflix since landing on the streaming platform earlier this month. The action thriller series now stands at a “Certified Fresh” rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, with fans no doubt eager to see what comes next. Thankfully, this time, we already know that the dreaded Netflix ax is not going to drop. You can check out the official synopsis for the series below.
“Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is; caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to the dangerous London underworld, Helen’s employer’s call in Sam to protect her.”
