Killing Eve is a British spy thriller television series, produced in the United Kingdom by Sid Gentle Films for BBC America and BBC Three. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a British intelligence investigator tasked with capturing psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer). As the chase progresses, the two develop a mutual obsession. Based on the Villanelle novel series by Luke Jennings, each of the show's series is led by a different female head writer. The first series had Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the head writer, the second series Emerald Fennell, the third series Suzanne Heathcote and the fourth and final series Laura Neal.
The first series premiered on BBC America on 8 April 2018, and on BBC iPlayer on 15 September 2018 through BBC Three. The third series premiered on 12 April 2020 for BBC America, and on 13 April 2020 for BBC iPlayer, and concluded on 31 May 2020. The fourth and final series premiered on 27 February 2022 on BBC America, 28 February 2022 on BBC iPlayer and 5 March 2022 on BBC One.
The first two series received critical acclaim, while the last two series got more mixed responses. It broke weekly ratings increases, and received several accolades, including British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. Both Oh and Comer were praised for their performances, and have won multiple Best Actress awards for their roles, with Fiona Shaw winning one for Best Supporting Actress as Carolyn Martens.
Cast and characters[]
- Sandra Oh - Eve Polastri
- Jodie Comer - Oksana Astankova / Villanelle, "Jesus Christ"
- Fiona Shaw - Carolyn Martens
- Kim Bodnia - Konstantin Vasiliev
- Owen McDonnell - Niko Polastri
- Sean Delaney - Kenneth "Kenny" Stowton
- Darren Boyd - Frank Haleton
- David Haig - Bill Pargrave
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste - Elena Felton
- Nina Sosnaya - Jess
- Edward Bluemel - Hugo Tiller
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes - Aaron Peel
- Adrian Scarborough - Raymond
- Adeel Akhtar - Martin
- Raj Bajaj - Mo Jafari
- Turlough Convery - Bear
- Steve Pemberton - Paul
- Danny Sapani - Jamie
- Harriet Walter - Dasha Duzran
- Gemma Whelan - Geraldine
- Camille Cottin - Hélène
- Anjana Vasan - Pam
- Robert Gilbert - Yusuf
- Laurentiu Possa - Vlad
- Ingvar Sigurdsson - Lars Meier
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network(s) | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | BBC One, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer | Killing Eve |
| Australia | ABC iview, ABC | |
| Belgium | Be Séries | |
| Canada | CTV Drama Channel, addikTV, Crave, Club Illico | |
| Dominican Republic | Color Visión | |
| Finland | HBO Nordic, AVA | |
| France | Canal+, TF1 Séries Films | |
| Germany | Starzplay | |
| Ireland | RTÉ2, RTÉ One | |
| Italy | TIMvision | |
| New Zealand | TVNZ OnDemand, TVNZ 2 | |
| United States | BBC America, AMC | |
| Brazil | Globoplay, Rede Globo | Killing Eve: Dupla Obsessão |
| China | Bilibili | 杀死伊芙 双姝 |
| Hong Kong | TVB Pearl | 獨行殺姬 |
| Israel | HOT HBO, yes, NEXT TV | להרוג את איב |
| Japan | WOWOW Prime | キリング・イヴ/Killing Eve |
| Poland | HBO 3 | Obsesja Eve |
| Russia | Amediateka | Убивая Еву |
| Serbia | HBO Go, HBO Max | Убити Ив |
| South Korea | Watcha Play | 킬링 이브 |
| Taiwan | myVideo | 追殺夏娃 血腥迷戀伊芙 |