Black Doves (Netflix, 2024)
A magnificent Keira Knightley leads the way in new espionage series Black Doves, with able support from Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancaster. The trio are part of a covert intelligence operation who basically sell their services to the highest bidder, even if they do at times observe some moral and ethical boundaries. The new Netflix series was created by Joe Barton, who is also known for Giri/Haji (2019) and The Lazarus Project (2022), while the various episodes were directed by Alex Gabassi and Lisa Gunning. Knightley plays Londoner Helen Webb, who is married to a British government official, that she regularly pumps for information. She also has a secret lover on the side, but when he suddenly gets offed, it sets off all the alarms. Especially when Helen is told by her boss, the somewhat mysterious Reed (Lancaster, of Happy Valley fame) that she may well be next. Good for her, then, that her old mate Sam (Whishaw, the actor known as Q in the James Bond movies) is roped back, more or...