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‘Black Doves’ Review: Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw Shine in Netflix’s Darkly Festive Spy Thriller

“I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher. I have a peeler. I have skewers. I have a kettle. I have a NutriBullet.”

These words are uttered by Helen (Keira Knightley), prim and proper wife of an ascending government minister (Andrew Buchan’s Wallace), to a houseguest in the second episode of Netflix‘s new drama Black Doves.

Black Doves

The Bottom Line Uneven but also clever, violent, passionate and thrilling.

Airdate: Thursday, Dec. 5 (Netflix)
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan, Ella Lily Hyland, Gabrielle Creevy, Kathryn Hunter
Creator: Joe Barton

Helen is more than just proud of her well-appointed kitchen, and her visitor is more than just a late-night caller. He’s an assassin, sent to kill her for … reasons. She’s a spy. Her list of available culinary implements is less

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