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class="authorDate_author__a0WHZ" data-test="author"><span class="authorDate_author__prefix__qkQQE">by </span><a class="authorDate_author__name__1Xkpl" href="/author/jordan-king/" aria-label="Author page link" data-test="author-name">Jordan King</a><span> | </span><div class="authorDate_author__date__VfIhT" data-test="author-date"><span class="authorDate_author__modifiedAt__5g4fD">Published on</span><time dateTime="2024-11-22T10:04:16.000+00:00">22nd November 2024 at 10.04am</time></div></div><div class="entityLinks_entity-links-placeholder__TKcDw "><div class="entityLinks_entity-links__K4gII"><div class="entityLinks_entity-links-items__P1pk5" style="height:auto"><div class="entityLinks_entity-links-group__Rb0Ym">People:</div><div class="entityLinks_entity-link__2pb33"><a href="/people/andrew-koji/">Andrew Koji</a></div><div class="entityLinks_entity-link__2pb33"><a href="/people/ben-whishaw/">Ben Whishaw</a></div><div class="entityLinks_entity-link__2pb33"><a href="/people/joe-barton/">Joe Barton</a></div><div class="entityLinks_entity-link__2pb33"><a href="/people/keira-knightley/">Keira Knightley</a></div><div class="entityLinks_entity-link__2pb33"><a href="/people/sarah-lancashire/">Sarah Lancashire</a></div></div><div class="entityLinks_entity-links-more-button-hidden__YH0Uj"><input class="entityLinks_toggle__Qzfco" id="entity-links-toggle" type="checkbox"/><div class="entityLinks_entity-links-more-button-gradient__EgqH8"></div><label class="entityLinks_toggle-label__s2f7b" for="entity-links-toggle"></label></div></div></div><div class="article_article-content__3auQJ false"><span class="content_content__i0P3p" data-test="content"> <p>When it comes to Christmas films and shows, virtually no genre stone has been left unturned. We've had festive comedies (<em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/home-alone-review/" target="_blank">Home Alone</a></em>), holiday romances (<em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/holiday-review/" target="_blank">The Holiday</a></em>), seasonal musicals (<em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/nativity-review/" target="_blank">Nativity!</a></em>), yuletide horrors (<em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/terrifier-3/" target="_blank">Terrifier 3</a></em>), and even holly jolly action movies (<em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/die-hard-review/" target="_blank">Die Hard</a></em> — shh!). But with <em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/giri-haji-battle-of-soho-behind-the-scenes-video/" target="_blank">Giri/Haji</a></em> and <em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-lazarus-project/" target="_blank">The Lazarus Project</a></em> scribe Joe Barton's upcoming Netflix six-parter <em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/keira-knightley-is-a-spy-under-fire-in-first-look-at-starry-netflix-thriller-series-black-doves/" target="_blank">Black Doves</a></em>, we're about to get something a little more rare — a Christmas thriller. The snowy spy series stars Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire as a covert agent, an asssassin, and their spymaster (now that's <em>our</em> kind of Three Wise Men) who get caught up in London's criminal underworld, and it looks like another Barton banger. Check out the new trailer below:</p> </span><div class="block-item"><div class="lazyLoad"></div></div><span class="content_content__i0P3p" data-test="content"> <p>Now, clandestine car meetings, assassinated paramours, late-night strangulation, and close-quarters hand-to-hand combat — stylishly, er, executed as they may be — don't immediately scream "Deck the halls!", we'll admit. However, that is not the full picture here, because what this eye-catching minute-long teaser does also have is liberal snowfall, some festive decorative lights, and a shot in which Knightley's spy Helen Webb quite clearly and significantly can be seen within mere inches of a big bit of tinsel. Plus, y'know, there is the fact that Keira Knightley has serious holiday season pedigree, having starred in <em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/love-actually-review/" target="_blank">Love Actually</a></em>, <em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/silent-night/" target="_blank">Silent Night</a></em>, and <em><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/nutcracker-four-realms-review/" target="_blank">The Nutcracker And The Four Realms</a></em>. And anyway, seeing Knightley's agent and Whishaw's assassin Sam Young teaming up with a cool-as-you-like Sarah Lancashire to get to the bottom of a murder whilst reckoning with their messy pasts is about as great a Christmas present as any of us could ever ask for, no?</p> </span><span class="content_content__i0P3p" data-test="content"> <p>And here's the official synopsis: "[<em>Black Doves</em>] follows Helen Webb (Knightley), a quick-witted, down-to-earth, dedicated wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organization she works for: the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Whishaw) to keep her safe. Together, Helen and Sam set off on a mission to investigate who killed Jason and why, leading them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis."</p> </span><span class="content_content__i0P3p" data-test="content"> <p><em>Black Doves</em> flies home to roost on Netflix on 5 December. 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