Killing Eve is a British black comedy-drama spy thriller television series. It produced in the United Kingdom by Sid Gentle Films for BBC America and BBC iPlayer. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a British intelligence investigator tasked with capturing psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer). As the chase progresses, the two develop a mutual obsession. Based on the Villanelle novel series by Luke Jennings, each of the show’s series is led by a different female head writer. The first series had Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the head writer, while Emerald Fennell took over for the second series. Subsequently, Suzanne Heathcote was the head writer for series three, and Laura Neal will follow through as series four’s head writer.
The first series premiered on BBC America on 8 April 2018, and on BBC iPlayer on 15 September 2018 through BBC Three. The show has been highly successful in both the United States and the United Kingdom, receiving critical acclaim for both the first and second series, particularly for its writing and the lead actresses’ performances. The first series had unbroken weekly rating increases, among adults especially. It has received several accolades, including a Peabody Award and the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. Both Oh and Comer have won multiple Best Actress awards for their roles, with Fiona Shaw winning one for Best Supporting Actress as Carolyn Martens.
The third series premiered on 12 April 2020 for BBC America, and on 13 April 2020 for BBC iPlayer, and concluded on 31 May 2020. In January 2020, Killing Eve was renewed for a fourth series.
Killing Eve Casting
Sandra Oh was the first to be cast in June 2017, as the title character Eve Polastri, and IMG agreed distribution rights later that month. Oh reportedly was confused over which character she would be playing when she first received a breakdown, thinking that she would not have the option to audition for the young assassin and not even considering the lead. Later her agents informed her that she would be reading for the role of Eve.
For the role of Villanelle, the production considered over 100 actors before Jodie Comer was cast, about a month after Oh. Sally Woodward Gentle told Backstage that the production “didn’t want Villanelle to be like Nikita or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo—that male fantasy version of what a woman who’d come for them might look like. We wanted her to be able to disappear into a crowd”. Comer’s first audition involved acting out the kitchen scene from “I Have a Thing About Bathrooms” with Oh, where the two clicked.
Initially, Waller-Bridge considered casting herself as either Eve or Villanelle but discarded this idea as she wanted a larger age gap between the leads. Kirby Howell-Baptiste was cast as Elena in August 2017. It has been suggested that a character played by Waller-Bridge, who will be a victim of Villanelle’s, will appear in the third season.
In August 2019, Deadline Hollywood announced that Harriet Walter and Danny Sapani had joined the cast for the third series. More cast additions were revealed in November, including Gemma Whelan, Pedja Bjelac, Camille Cottin, Steve Pemberton, Raj Bajaj, Turlough Convery, and Evgenia Dodina.
Killing Eve Season 4: Official Release Date
Killing Eve has been confirmed to return for the fourth season in January 2020. Due to the current situation, there is no official release date yet. But the series will not come until March 2021. So we assume it is going to be a long wait.
Killing Eve Season 4: Official Trailer
An official trailer has not yet been released. Because of the pandemic, there has been no official pledge of a fresh series. At this moment, the official trailer is not available but we can anticipate that the trailer will come out in 2021.
Killing Eve Season 4: Storyline
The story will still mainly revolve around Eve and Villanelle’s relationship. But what’s next after the exchange on the bridge? Will their pair have a happy ending?
What direction in life will Villanelle choose, after she’s decided that killing people isn’t what she wants to do, will she put her taste for fashion and interior decoration to good use?
There are many stories to explore and we can’t wait to see what the story will lead to.