Carlow Actor Ella Lily Hyland stars in new action-filled Netflix show

Carlow Actor, Ella Lily Hyland stars in a new action-packed Netflix show, Black Doves. She is joined by a star-studded lineup of Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, and more.

The first season is now streaming on Netflix Ireland and it is great to see a Carlow actor on prime time TV.

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Summary of the new show from Netflix:

"Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, BLACK DOVES is a sharp, action-filled, and heartfelt story of friendship and sacrifice. It follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a quick-witted, down-to-earth, dedicated wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Ben Whishaw) to keep her safe. Together, Helen and Sam set off on a mission to investigate who killed Jason and why, leading them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis."

Speaking on her character, Williams, Ella says:

"She's dark and menacing, but also very playful. A killer for hire and quite a mad character. Quirky and
fun and curious and provocative – she loves winding people up. She's also meticulous about her job,
having probably started doing it when she was a teenager. It’s all she knows. She doesn't really get
how to be a normal person and she's not very in touch with her empathy. She's very far away from
anyone I know!"

And the takeaway from watching the show Ella says:

"Black Doves is about relationships, above all. Choice and sacrifice. It’s really relatable in that way.
Helen and Sam in particular are trying to negotiate their past with their present, what they want for
their lives and what they're holding as a secret. That's a moral dilemma people will get and I found
that really poignant: admitting to yourself that you need people. Even the characters on the periphery
have to deal with that. All the characters are multi-dimensional, and it’s amazing that Joe could build
all these complexities. What’s going on in his head? He’s extraordinary."