**What is the plot of Black Doves?**

This is how it all goes down: over six episodes, Black Doves will follow Helen Webb (Knightley), a quick-witted, down-to-earth, dedicated wife and mother – and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for, the Black Doves. When her secret lover, Jason, is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend to keep her safe.

Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) is a suave, champagne-drinking assassin. But having been out of the game since a failed job had disastrous consequences, he’s come home to a London that has moved on without him. As his past threatens to catch up with him, Sam’s task is to protect Helen as she investigates who killed Jason and why.

Together, they set off on a mission that will lead them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy. One that links the murky underworld of London to a looming geopolitical crisis – and leads them to question the cost of the moral choices they’ve made.

Netflix is bringing us a spy thriller series starring Keira Knightley, Sarah Lancashire and Ben Whishaw