Hell hath no fury like a spy scorned. With Keira Knightley as the star, “Black Doves” was bound to be a hit for Netflix. She doesn’t just play your run-of-the-mill spy, though.
On top of being a general savage-when-needed badass, Knightley’s character Helen is a doting mother, giving the character nuanced depth. She’s a politician’s wife — which is kind of an odd choice for an undercover role since being in the public eye isn’t typically conducive to keeping a secret identity, well, secret. But then again, it does put you in a pretty good position to acquire government information. Then, Helen’s lover is assassinated and she puts her job on the line to get vengeance.
“Black Doves” stands out in the thriller spy genre as not only a compelling women-led series, but it even sprinkles in some Christmas festivity (rare for the genre) and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Of course,
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