Netflix spy-thriller Black Doves has started production for season 2 – with new cast members joining Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw.

As filming kicks off in London, it’s been confirmed four new actors will be coming into the fold.

New additions are:

•  Ambika Mod (One Day) as Laila, an acerbic and anarchic Black Doves agent who is sent to help Helen on a mission. 
• Babou Ceesay (Alien: Earth) as Mr Conteh, a Black Doves executive with suspicious motivations.
• Sam Riley (Firebrand) as Patrick, an emissary from a mysterious organisation, who offers Sam a lifeline. 
• Neve Campbell (Scream) also joins the cast as the mysterious Cecile Mason.
• Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) as Katia Chernov
• Goran Kostic (Canary Black and Ant-Man and The Wasp) as Alexi Chernov
• Samuel Barnett (Lee) as Jerry

Sarah Lancashire is also confirmed to be returning, as well as Andrew Buchan, Kathryn Hunter, Ella Lily Hyland, Gabrielle Creevy, Agnes O’Casey and Molly Chesworth.

In the new season, the official synopsis reads: “Helen (Knightley) is still betraying her nation’s secrets to the covert organisation she serves: the Black Doves. But after the misadventures of last Christmas, and with her husband Wallace (Buchan), preparing to become Prime Minister, she is walking a more treacherous line than ever.

“As Helen’s enigmatic handler Mrs Reed (Lancashire) is ensnared in a ruthless plot to undermine her position in the Black Doves, Helen is reunited with her best friend Sam (Whishaw). The once high-end triggerman is now reduced to lonely drinks in Soho bars and low-rate hits.

“As they search for answers, loyalties are weaponised, trust is shattered, and the fight to protect the people they love could cost everything as Helen and Sam’s mission leads them back to old friends and enemies, through the dark decisions and painful sacrifices of their pasts, and right to the heart of the Black Doves.”

Joe Barton, writer, creator and executive producer of the series, said: “I couldn’t be more excited to delve back into the world of our murderous little spy family. To have so many of our amazing cast returning and also being able to add some of my absolute favourite actors into the mix is such a great joy. Downing Street will never be the same again…”

Black Doves is available to watch now on Netflix.