Phoebe Waller Bridge's Killing Eve renewed for series two before the first has even aired
The Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer drama will be back on screens for a second run
Phoebe Waller Bridge’s US thriller Killing Eve has been renewed for a second series by BBC America before the first has even begun.
The eight-part drama is written by the creator of BBC3's Fleabag and stars Grey's Anatomy actress Sandra Oh alongside Jodie Comer (Doctor Foster, The White Princess).
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Based on the novellas by Luke Jennings, Killing Eve centres on a psychopathic assassin (Comer) and Eve (Oh) who is the woman tasked with hunting her down.
BBC America president Sarah Barnett said of the early renewal: “This show has the thunder of women on both sides of the chase in Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer and, importantly, behind the camera with the lavishly brilliant Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
“The early response to ‘Killing Eve’ has been incredible — for that reason, as well as the fact that we wholeheartedly love this original, funny, thrillingly entertaining series, we are delighted to move ahead with a second season before we even premiere.”
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Killing Eve is set to debut in the US on 8th April on BBC America.
In the UK, the series is due to premiere in a primetime slot on BBC1 before BBC3 makes the entire series available as a boxset on BBC iPlayer.
