Black Doves is a British spy action thriller drama series created by Joe Barton. The Netflix series follows Helen Webb, an undercover spy for a private organization who learns that her secret identity is in danger of being exposed after her lover is killed by London’s underworld. She goes on a quest for vengeance with the help of an old friend while keeping up appearances as her cover identity of the wife of the Secretary of State for Defence. Black Doves stars Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Koji, Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, and Kathryn Hunter. So, if you loved the spy thriller element, nail-biting drama, and compelling characters in Black Doves, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Americans (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
The Americans is a period spy thriller drama series created by Joe Weisberg. The FX series is set during the Cold War, and it follows Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB intelligence officers who are tasked with going undercover as an American married couple with their children in Washington, D.C., to spy on the American government. The Americans stars Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Maximiliano Hernández, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich, and Annet Mahendru.
The Night Manager (Prime Video)
The Night Manager is a spy thriller drama series created by David Farr. Based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carré, the BBC series follows Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier now working as a night manager of a luxury hotel in Cairo. A British intelligence officer soon recruits him to infiltrate the inner circle of Richard Roper, a dangerous arms dealer. The Night Manager stars Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki, Alistair Petrie, David Harewood, Douglas Hodge, Antonio de la Torre, and Tobias Menzies.
Killing Eve (Netflix, Paramount+, AMC+, Britbox, Acorn TV & Prime Video Add-On)
Killing Eve is a British spy thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on the 2017 novel Villanelle by Luke Jennings, the BBC America series follows Eve Polastri, a British intelligence investigator who is recruited to capture psychopathic assassin Villanelle. As the cat-and-mouse chase begins, both of them become obsessed with each other. Killing Eve stars Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, Darren Boyd, Owen McDonnell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, David Haig, and Kim Bodnia.
Treason (Netflix)
Treason is a British spy thriller drama miniseries created by Matt Charman. The Netflix series follows MI6 officer Adam Lawrence, who has a bright future in the agency. His personal and professional life takes a sharp turn after he is reunited with a Russian spy from his past who forces him to question his loyalties. Treason stars Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko, Oona Chaplin, and Ciarán Hinds.
Slow Horses (Apple TV+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Slow Horses is a British spy thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Will Smith. Based on the Slough House novel series by author Mick Herron, the Apple TV+ series follows a group of MI5 agents who have been banished to Slough House. In this administrative purgatory, they are constantly bullied by their miserable new boss, Jackson Lamb, who expects them to quit the service altogether. Slow Horses stars Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Okonedo, Jonathan Pryce, and Hugo Weaving.
London Spy (Rent on YouTube)
London Spy is a British spy crime thriller drama series created by Tom Rob Smith. The BBC Two series follows Danny, a young man who falls in love with an MI6 code genius, Alex, but when Alex is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Danny decides to find out the truth behind Alex’s death, soon after which he becomes embroiled in a vast conspiracy that threatens his and his loved ones’ lives. London Spy stars Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Edward Holcroft, Samantha Spiro, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Gatiss, and Harriet Walter.
Bodyguard (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Bodyguard is a British political thriller drama series created by Jed Mercurio. The BBC series follows Police Sergeant David Budd, a British Army war veteran suffering from PTSD now working for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police Service as he is recruited to protect a controversial politician after he thwarts a terror plot in Britain. Bodyguard stars Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Gina McKee, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin, Pippa Haywood, Paul Ready, Tom Brooke, and Nicholas Gleaves.
The Agency (Paramount+)
The Agency is a spy thriller drama series created by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Based on the French series The Bureau by Eric Rochant, the Showtime series follows Brandon Martian, a CIA agent whose covert mission is abruptly called off and ordered to return to the CIA’s London Station. He leaves the woman he loves behind alongside his mission, but when the woman suddenly appears in London, he questions her motive. The Agency stars Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Richard Gere, Katherine Waterston, Harriet Samson Harris, and John Magaro.
Berlin Station (Rent on Prime Video)
Berlin Station spy thriller drama series created by Olen Steinhauer. The Epix series follows Daniel Miller, a CIA operative tasked with going to the CIA station in Berlin, Germany, to find out who has been leaking classified information to a now-famous whistleblower, Thomas Shaw. Berlin Station stars Richard Armitage, Rhys Ifans, Leland Orser, Michelle Forbes, Richard Jenkins, Keke Palmer, Ashley Judd, and Tamlyn Tomita.
Condor (MGM+, AMC+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Condor is a spy thriller drama series created by Todd Katzberg, Jason Smilovic, and Ken Robinson. Based on the 1974 novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady and its 1975 film adaptation Three Days of the Condor, the MGM+ series follows Joe Turner, a young and idealistic CIA analyst who is wrongfully accused of murdering all of his colleagues. Now, he must go on the run to find evidence to prove himself innocent while being constantly chased by a psychopathic assassin. Condor stars Max Irons, Brendan Fraser, William Hurt, Leem Lubany, Angel Bonanni, Kristen Hager, and Bob Balaban.