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Keira Knightley says Black Doves fight sequences are the ‘joy of the series’

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Fabbro, L. D. (2026, November 2). Keira Knightley says Black Doves fight sequences are the ‘joy of the series’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/keira-knightley-ben-whishaw-ambika-mod-wallace-black-doves-b1303307.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-02 · by Lauren Del Fabbro

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Keira Knightley discusses her role in the second season of the Netflix thriller "Black Doves," where she portrays Helen Webb, a spy and wife of a future UK prime minister. At the series launch event in London, Knightley highlights that the action sequences are central to the show's appeal. She expresses particular enjoyment in how the fight scenes maintain her character’s glamorous appearance despite the violent content. The article focuses on the excitement surrounding these action-packed scenes, featuring interviews with co-star Ambika Mod who also praises the stunt work and new training experiences she gained from the series.
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Keira Knightley, 41, stars in the Netflix thriller Black Doves as Helen Webb, a spy who has been leaking secrets from her politician husband Wallace (played by Andrew Buchan) for a decade. In the show's second season, released on November 2, 2026, Helen faces increased risks as Wallace prepares to become the new UK prime minister. At a series launch event in central London, Knightley highlighted that fight sequences are "the joy of the series," emphasizing the character's dual roles as both a mother and murderer. She also praised the action scene at the start of the show, which includes Ambika Mod as Laila, a new Black Doves agent who assists Helen on her missions.

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She reprised her role, alongside Ben Whishaw who returned as assassin Sam Young, for the action-packed second season where her character faces even higher stakes as her husband Wallace (Andrew Buchan) prepares to step into 10 Downing Street as the new UK prime minister.
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Keira Knightley says Black Doves fight sequences are the ‘joy of the series’ · assertive framing

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Knightley, 41, stars in the Netflix thriller as Helen Webb, a dedicated mother, wife and professional spy who has been passing on her politician husband’s secrets for 10 years to the organisation she works for – the Black Doves. asserted
she → star → organisation
She reprised her role, alongside Ben Whishaw who returned as assassin Sam Young, for the action-packed second season where her character faces even higher stakes as her husband Wallace (Andrew Buchan) prepares to step into 10 Downing Street as the new UK prime minister. asserted
Wallace → reprise → minister
Speaking to the Press Association at the firework-fuelled series launch event in central London, Knightley said: “I think it was important that the fight sequences are very much part of the series. asserted
sequences → speak → series
“The strangeness of the fight sequences and the fact that Helen Webb is being Mrs prime minister’s wife and then going off and and murdering many people. asserted
Webb → go → people
“I think that’s the joy of the series.” asserted
that → think → series
Knightley shares the screen, including a fight sequence at the start of the show, with One Day star Ambika Mod, 31, who joined the series as Laila, an anarchic Black Doves agent sent to help Helen on a mission. asserted
who → share → mission
She added: “It was important to get that one right. “ asserted
one → add → ?
I loved it when I read it, and it was very fun with Ambika trying to figure out how we managed to kill so many people without even getting our clothes or our hair out of place or any blood on our clothes or anything. asserted
we → love → clothes
“I think that’s what’s fun about it.” asserted
what → think → it
Set in London, series writer Joe Barton said he wanted the second season to go “a lot bigger” than the first with more explosions, action and interesting locations. asserted
season → Set → explosions
Wearing a collarless black Chanel jacket with red cufflinks and suit trousers, Knightley said exploring the complexity of these characters and bizarre situations they find themselves in is part of what she loves most about the series. asserted
she → wear → series
She added: “I think for me the show is about these complex creatures and the fact that people can be many different people at once and many different versions of themselves. asserted
people → add → themselves
“I think that’s true in life, hopefully, not in such an extreme way, but this is kind of taking that concept to the extreme and I think that’s what I like about it.” asserted
I → think → it
Mod, who attended the launch event in a vibrant red sleeveless midi dress with matching heels, said the stunt-packed scenes were one of the reasons she wanted to join the series in the first place. asserted
she → attend → place
Read More She said: “The stunt experience was my favourite bit. asserted
experience → read → More
“It’s the reason I wanted to do the show. asserted
I → ’ → show
I had never done anything like that before, the choreography, or the training, or the fighting. asserted
I → do → that
“I was hooked, and it’s so satisfying when you do it, and then you watch it back and you see it all put together. asserted
it → ’ → it
Like, it’s really, it’s really, really exciting.” asserted
it → ’ → ?
One of the skills she picked up while shooting the series was “good gun etiquette” including how to use guns properly. asserted
she → pick → guns
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