The BBC has formally introduced the forged for its extremely anticipated sequence Honey, a prequel to the acclaimed spy thriller Killing Eve. Though stories concerning the sequence surfaced as early as April 2025, the community has but to substantiate its direct connection to Killing Eve, leaving followers anticipating particulars.
Based on an unique report by Deadline, the principle forged contains Ann Skelly, Nate Mann, Jannis Niewöhne, and Rory Kinnear. Skelly, recognized for her roles in Purple Rock, Dying and Nightingales, Vikings, The Nevers, and 4 Letters of Love, will play Martha Schmitt. Notably, Deadline means that Martha Schmitt is a youthful model of Carolyn Martens, a personality famously portrayed by Fiona Shaw in Killing Eve, who acquired a BAFTA for her efficiency.
Set in 1982 East Berlin in the course of the Chilly Conflict, Honey facilities round a feminine deep-cover agent for MI6 navigating a harmful world of espionage. The official logline teases a tense storyline: “Surrounded by enemies and continuously beneath risk of her cowl being blown, she tries her hardest to keep away from detection by Friedrich Bauman, the brand new Head of Counter Espionage for the Stasi. Discovering herself caught between Friedrich and the reckless, smug (and extremely engaging…) CIA operative Aaron Neeland, she is blindsided by need on this Chilly Conflict menage-a-trois.”
The sequence boasts a various forged, together with Sonita Henry as Anne Anderson, July Namir as Kamilla Akhmedova, Oliver Cudbill as Stefan Weiss, Victoria Mayer as Ingrid Schimmel, Valentino Dalle Mura as Rolf Muller, Sofia Oxenham as Greta Abstreiter, Julian Niedermeier as Otto Kowalski, and Daniel Zielinski as Tomas Klein. The sequence is produced in partnership with ZDF and is developed by Sid Mild, the identical manufacturing firm behind Killing Eve.
Emma Moran, recognized for creating Hulu’s superhero comedy Extraordinary, is scripting Honey. The sequence’s premise and casting recommend a wealthy exploration of espionage and private intrigue set towards the backdrop of Chilly Conflict Berlin.
Killing Eve itself is an adaptation of Luke Jennings’ e-book Codename Villanelle and aired on BBC America for 4 seasons from 2018 to 2022. Followers of the unique sequence at the moment are eagerly awaiting Honey, which guarantees to supply a brand new perspective on the advanced world of spies and the ladies behind them.
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