Black Doves Season 2 Is Out Now

All six episodes of the spy thriller's second season are on Netflix now, with Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw back and Neve Campbell among the newcomers.

By Alicia Loveday November 11, 2026 3 min read

Photo: Matthew Towers/Netflix Published 11 Nov 2026 Edited by Andrew Lovesey

The wait is over. The second season of Black Doves arrived on Netflix on Thursday 5 November, and all six episodes are streaming now, so there is nothing to ration: the whole season, finale included, can be done in a weekend. For anyone who read our preview, Black Doves Season 2 Lands 5 November, this is the follow-through: what the new run is about, who is in it, and where to find it.

How many episodes?

Six, the same number as the first season. Joe Barton, who created the series, writes and executive produces again, with Julian Farino and Kieron Hawkes directing.

What season 2 is about

Helen Webb is still passing her country’s secrets to the Black Doves, but the ground has shifted beneath her. Her husband, Wallace, is now on course for Downing Street, and life as the prime minister’s wife makes her double life far more precarious. Sam, her best friend and a former elite hitman, has drifted into loneliness and low-paid work, and faces a deadly ultimatum. When an attack on Mrs Reed, Helen’s handler, pulls the pair back together, their hunt for answers leads to old friends, old enemies and the heart of the Black Doves themselves.

Keira Knightley as Helen Webb in Black Doves season 2 — In pictures 3

Two people crouch with guns beside a black vehicle outdoors in Black Doves season 2 — In pictures 3

The canvas is wider this time. London is still home base, but the season also shot in Hertfordshire and in Nazzano, in Italy. Anyone after the first season’s map can start with Where Black Doves Was Filmed.

Who is back

Keira Knightley returns as Helen and Ben Whishaw as Sam. Sarah Lancashire is back as Reed and Andrew Buchan as Wallace. Kathryn Hunter returns as Lenny Lines, the manager of hired guns who gave Sam his first job, and Ella Lily Hyland and Gabrielle Creevy are back as the assassins Williams and Eleanor. Agnes O’Casey (Dani) and Molly Chesworth (Marie) also return.

Who is new

The cast list grows considerably. Ambika Mod plays Laila Joshi, a chaotic rogue operative sent to help Helen. Babou Ceesay is Mr Conteh, a senior Black Doves executive whose motives are open to question. Sam Riley plays Patrick, an emissary from a mysterious organisation who offers Sam a lifeline. Neve Campbell is Cecile Mason, a blunt American defence envoy. Sylvia Hoeks and Goran Kostic play Katia and Alexi Chernov, a Russian oligarch and his wife, and Samuel Barnett is Jerry, the concierge at Sam’s hotel.

Will there be a season 3?

Netflix has not announced one. In its finale explainer on Tudum, Barton says one thread left open at the end “kind of needs its own series”, and the question of what comes next for the Black Doves is left, in Tudum’s words, “to be determined.” Spoilers lie that way, so finish the season first.

Catching up

Season one is on Netflix too, and the new run leans on what happened there. For a quick refresher, Black Doves Season 1, Recapped covers the essentials in a few minutes. The official season 2 trailer is on Netflix’s YouTube channel, and for everything else arriving this weekend, see The UK Weekend Watchlist, 6 to 8 November.

Where to watch

Black Doves, season two (six episodes): Netflix, UK, streaming now (from Thursday 5 November)
Black Doves, season two: Netflix, Canada, streaming now
Black Doves, season two: Netflix, US, streaming now
Black Doves, season two: Netflix, Australia, streaming now
Black Doves, season two: Netflix, New Zealand, streaming now
Black Doves, season one (six episodes): Netflix, all five markets, streaming now