The BBC has officially announced the cast for its highly anticipated series Honey, a prequel to the acclaimed spy thriller Killing Eve. Although reports about the series surfaced as early as April 2025, the network has yet to confirm its direct connection to Killing Eve, leaving fans eager for details.
According to an exclusive report by Deadline, the main cast includes Ann Skelly, Nate Mann, Jannis Niewöhne, and Rory Kinnear. Skelly, known for her roles in Red Rock, Death and Nightingales, Vikings, The Nevers, and Four Letters of Love, will play Martha Schmitt. Notably, Deadline suggests that Martha Schmitt is a younger version of Carolyn Martens, a character famously portrayed by Fiona Shaw in Killing Eve, who received a BAFTA for her performance.
Set in 1982 East Berlin during the Cold War, Honey centers around a female deep-cover agent for MI6 navigating a dangerous world of espionage. The official logline teases a tense storyline: “Surrounded by enemies and constantly under threat of her cover being blown, she tries her hardest to avoid detection by Friedrich Bauman, the new Head of Counter Espionage for the Stasi. Finding herself caught between Friedrich and the reckless, arrogant (and incredibly attractive…) CIA operative Aaron Neeland, she is blindsided by desire in this Cold War menage-a-trois.”
The series boasts a diverse cast, including Sonita Henry as Anne Anderson, July Namir as Kamilla Akhmedova, Oliver Cudbill as Stefan Weiss, Victoria Mayer as Ingrid Schimmel, Valentino Dalle Mura as Rolf Muller, Sofia Oxenham as Greta Abstreiter, Julian Niedermeier as Otto Kowalski, and Daniel Zielinski as Tomas Klein. The series is produced in partnership with ZDF and is developed by Sid Gentle, the same production company behind Killing Eve.
Emma Moran, known for creating Hulu’s superhero comedy Extraordinary, is scripting Honey. The series’s premise and casting suggest a rich exploration of espionage and personal intrigue set against the backdrop of Cold War Berlin.
Killing Eve itself is an adaptation of Luke Jennings’ book Codename Villanelle and aired on BBC America for four seasons from 2018 to 2022. Fans of the original series are now eagerly awaiting Honey, which promises to offer a new perspective on the complex world of spies and the women behind them.
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