Killing Eve Spin-Off Honey Set in 1980s East Berlin
New BBC series Honey revives Killing Eve universe with Ann Skelly as young Carolyn Martens in a tense spy triangle amid Cold War intrigue.
Key Points
- Ann Skelly plays 24-year-old MI6 agent Martha Schmitt, young Carolyn Martens.
- Love triangle with CIA's Kurt Fischer (Nate Mann) and Stasi officer Friedrich Bauman (Jannis Niewöhner).
- Six-episode series set in 1982 East Berlin, produced by BBC and ZDF.
- Rory Kinnear joins cast; broadcast details pending.
*Killing Eve* is set for a revival with a new spin-off series titled *Honey*, focusing on a young undercover MI6 agent in 1980s East Berlin.
The original spy thriller, created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, concluded with its fourth season in 2022. Now, less than five years later, *Honey* introduces Martha Schmitt as the youthful version of Carolyn Martens, the character played by Fiona Shaw in the flagship show. While the BBC has not yet confirmed the direct link between the two productions, it has released initial images and announced the cast.
Leading the ensemble is Ann Skelly (*The House of Guinness*) as Schmitt, a 24-year-old operative navigating hostile territory in 1982. She forms a central triangle with Nate Mann (*Masters of the Air*) as CIA agent Kurt Fischer and Jannis Niewöhner (*The New Look*) as Friedrich Bauman, a high-ranking Stasi officer. Rory Kinnear plays key role Graham Anderson, joined by Oliver Cudbill, July Namir, Julian Niedermeier, Sofia Oxenham, and Daniel Zielinski.
Produced by the BBC in partnership with Germany's ZDF, the six-episode series unfolds amid enemies and conspiracies in East Berlin. Directors Toby MacDonald and Michelle Savill helm the project, based on a concept by Emma Moran, creator of *Extraordinary*.
Details on broadcast platforms remain pending, but *Honey* is tipped as a BBC highlight for the year ahead.
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