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EXCLUSIVE: Billed as a “flirty” Chilly Struggle spy drama, the BBC and ZDF’s Honey sounded a surefire guess when it was unveiled at Collection Mania final week.
Seems the broadcasters overlooked a slightly candy nugget of knowledge.
Deadline hears Honey is actually the previously-teased prequel to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Killing Eve and can inform the story of Carolyn Martens’ character, who was performed with BAFTA-winning aplomb by Fiona Shaw.
It’s extremely uncommon for networks to launch a present’s synopsis whereas holding again such a plot level, though there have been clues. The lead in Honey known as ‘Marta’ and the manufacturing outfit is none aside from Killing Eve producer Sid Light. Honey author Emma Moran, who created Disney+’s BAFTA-nominated Extraordinary, was not concerned with Killing Eve however has a Waller-Bridge-esque dramedy aptitude to her writing. The broadcasters declined touch upon Honey’s reference to Killing Eve.
Honey is described as a Chilly Struggle thriller set in 1982, which follows the deep cowl agent for MI6. Surrounded by enemies and continually underneath risk of her cowl being blown, Marta tries her hardest to keep away from detection by Friedrich Bauman, the brand new Head of Counter Espionage for the Stasi.
The lead character being Carolyn Martens tracks. In Killing Eve, which is ready within the current day, the shady character performed by Harry Potter favourite Shaw is the ruthless and enigmatic head of MI6’s Russia desk. Twice Emmy nominated, she performed a significant half in all 4 seasons of the cat-and-mouse drama, which starred Sandra Oh within the titular position and Jodie Comer because the villainous Villanelle. A Carolyn Martens prequel was reported by The Solar on the conclusion of Killing Eve in 2022, at which level it was reportedly in growth with AMC Networks. Black Mirror actor Imogen Daines additionally performed Younger Carolyn in a single episode of the fourth season of Killing Eve. It certainly received’t be too onerous to entice a star to get their enamel into Carolyn Martens’ youth.
No phrase but on whether or not Honey has landed a U.S. purchaser but it surely has initially been billed as the primary present to emerge from the BBC and ZDF’s new high-end drama partnership.
Following the breakout success of Fleabag, Killing Eve catapulted Waller-Bridge to stardom. She has been within the information once more this week after hanging a brand new cope with Amazon, shifting from unique general to first-look.
