After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked. "Eve is a bored, whip-smart security services operative whose desk-bound job doesn't fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle is a talented killer, who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. These two fierce women, equally obsessed with each other, will go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse, toppling the typical spy-action thriller." ~ from IMDb
Killing Eve starred Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer. It ran from 2018 - 2022 and was based on a book series by Luke Jennings called the Codename: Villanelle. The books themselves are not bad with the third book being the best of the three. The show used the book as a template and adapted it well for television.
It is understood that many fans were a bit put off after Season 2 as Season 3 & 4 took a different direction and dipped into religion with Villanelle vs Eve was not as much in the forefront as it had been in the first two seasons. There was some really good scenes though but the plot went off the rails. But Covid play a major factor into the filming of Season 3 & 4. They couldn't film with the freedom they had in Seasons 1 & 2 with all the shutdowns and protocols. Wonder what the last two seasons would have been like had Covid not happened.
I guess we will never know.
MEET THE CAST
Killing Eve has a diverse international cast.Jodie Comer
Villanelle - 32 episodesJodie Comer is a British actress from Liverpool, England. She is known for playing Rey's mother in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Villanelle in Killing Eve, Marguerite de Carrouges in The Last Duel, Kate Parks from Doctor Foster, Millie Rusk in Free Guy, Kathy in The Bikeriders and Sarah in Help. She has won numerous awards including an Emmy, Tony, Olivier, and Bafta(twice).
Sandra Oh
Eve Polastri - 31 episodesSandra Oh was born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Sandra began her career as a ballet dancer and eventually studied drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. She is known for playing Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy, Ji-Yoon Kim on The Chair and Sofia Mori on The Sympathizer. She has won multiple awards.
Fiona Shaw
Carolyn Martens - 31 episodesFiona Shaw was born in County Cork, Ireland. She is best known for playing "Petunia Dursley", Harry Potter's aunt in the Harry Potter film series, Grandmother in the movie IF, Maarva Andor on Disney's Andor and Marnie Stonebrook on HBO's True Blood. She also is an accomplished theater actress.
Kim Bodnia
Konstantin - 29 episodesKim Bodnia is a Danish actor, who was born in Copenhagen in 1965. Kim Bodnia is educated as an actor at the Copenhagen Theatre school (1988-1991). After an amazing theatre career as an actor and creator of new Danish theatre in Copenhagen, he had his breakthrough in Nightwatch (1994) for which he received The Robert Award for best supporting actor. Also see him in Netflix's The Witcher and the feature film "Young Woman and The Sea".
Owen McDonnell
Niko Polastri - 18 episodesOwen McDonnell was born in Galway the youngest of four children. Having long nurtured a desire to act he studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Upon graduation he made London his home but has returned to Ireland on several occasions to appear on stage there, as well as for various TV and film projects. He recently was seen in HBO's True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster.
Sean Delaney
Kenny Stowton - 15 episodesSean Delaney is a British-born actor of Irish descent. He is best known for his role in the TV series Killing Eve. In 2015 he graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Edward Bluemel
Hugo - 9 episodesEdward Bluemel was born on May 22, 1993 in Somerset, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for playing Marcus Whitmore on A Discovery of Witches, Hugo on Killing Eve and Sean Wiley on Sex Education.
Camille Cottin
Hélène - 9 episodesCamille Cottin is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ hidden camera-sketches series Connasse (2013-2015), as well as in the theatrical films such as Stillwater and House of Gucci.
Kirby
Elena Felton - 8 episodesKirby is an actress who is best known for her memorable roles in "Killing Eve," "The Good Place," "Barry," "Why Women Kill," and "Veronica Mars." Her other television credits include "Infinity Train," "Love," 'Downward Dog," "House Of Lies," and "Comedy Bang! Bang!."
Robert Gilbert
Yusuf - 7 episodesRobert is a dual citizen raised between England and the US and continues to work between the two countries on stage (Royal Shakespeare Company, West End, Lincoln Center NY, Shakespeare In The Park) and screen. He releases music under the name Captain Backfire, writes for other artists.
Harriet Walter
Dasha - 7 episodesDame Harriet Mary Walter DBE is a British actress. She has received a Laurence Olivier Award. She can be seen playing Dasha in Killing Eve, Walker in AppleTV+ Silo and as Dr. Kalonia in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She was also in The Last Duel with Jodie Comer.
Anjana Vasan
Pam - 7 episodesAnjana Vasan was born on January 31, 1987 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She is an actress, known for her role as Pam in Killing Eve and Amina in We Are Lady Parts
Nina Sosanya
Jess - 5 episodesBorn in London, with a Nigerian father, Nina trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and gained A-levels in Performing Arts. She is an accomplished stage actor.
Yuli Lagodinsky
Irina - 5 episodesYuli is a British/Israeli actress, who moved to London when she was 3 years old. Contrary to everyone's belief Yuli doesn't have a Russian accent when she speaks English. She has a British accent when she speaks Russian. Yuli's experience includes TV, theatre and audio narration. Killing Eve is the only TV role she has had.