Killing Eve
A security operative hunts for an assassin. Based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.
Killing Eve
- Industry
Television’s New Female Heroine
The Dropout, Inventing Anna, Killing Eve - what do these shows have in common? Can we pause and let that idea sink in? Why are those words uncomfortable? The answer is that society expects women to be polite, nice, considerate. They are supposed to put others first.
- Television
“Killing Eve”, Season 4: Hello and Goodbye
The current season of Killing Eve marks the fourth and final in this award-winning series which follows a Russian assassin, Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer, and her unusual relationship with Sandra Oh’s Eve Polastri, a British intelligence officer whose globe-trotting cat-and-mouse game with Villanelle has taken some unexpected turns since the series began in 2018. The principal actors assembled in the Variety Streaming Room series via Zoom to discuss the new season.
- Fashion
Styling Killing Eve: The Many Shades of Villanelle
The season 3 finale of BBC America’s Killing Eve aired May 31st, concluding an arc that primarily focused on the psychotically charming Villanelle’s backstory. The story takes Villanelle back to Mother Russia, in all the meanings of the expression, and is reunited with her mother, Tatiana.
- Interviews
Jodie Comer: ‘In regards to my work my life has changed dramatically’
This year’s Golden Globe awards saw Jodie Comer nominated for Best Performance by an Actress TV series Drama for her role as Villanelle in the groundbreaking series, Killing Eve. The same role brought her a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series as well as a BAFTA TV Award last year.
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HFPA in Conversation: Fiona Shaw on Being a Late Bloomer
Poetry drew the Irish actress to the performing arts. “At school where I always enjoyed doing things like Shakespeare but also poetry, poetry was the big thing.
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Sandra Oh on the Magic of the Eve-Villanelle Relationship
Killing Eve, based on author Luke Jennings’ series of Villanelle books, is a reliable mixture of sophisticated comedy and fast-paced spy drama. Much of the appeal of the show is to be found in the relationship between intelligence agent Eve Polastri, played by Sandra Oh, and her nemesis, Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer.
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Kim Bodnia, Killing Eve’s Unpredictable Konstantin, Loves Playing Him
Danish actor Kim Bodnia unexpectedly returned to season two of Killing Eve after having been presumed dead in season one. This was partly because of his character Konstantin’s amazing chemistry with assassin Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer.
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Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer on “Killing Eve” Season Two
The mutual obsession between MI5 security officer Eve (Sandra Oh) and psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) continues in the second season of Killing Eve, which picks up immediately after the dramatic ending of season one. Villanelle has disappeared and Eve has no idea whether she is alive or dead.