Eve and Villanelle will continue to play the world’s sexist game of cat-and-mouse for at least another season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Killing Eve” has been renewed for Season 3. And in case you haven’t been keeping track, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s stylish spy thriller just returned for its second season yesterday. Seems like BBC America and audiences are just as obsessed with “Killing Eve” as Eve and Villanelle are with each other.
That’s not the only news: keeping with its tradition of bringing on a new woman writer to lead each season, “Killing Eve” has tapped Suzanne Heathcote (“Fear the Walking Dead”) to showrun Season 3. Series creator Waller-Bridge served as showrunner during the first season, and Emerald Fennell the second. Sally Woodward Gentle executive produces.
“I’m very excited that the ‘Killing Eve’ baton is being passed onto another incredible writer for season three. We can sleep soundly knowing these characters are safe in Suzanne Heathcote’s hilariously murderous hands,” Waller-Bridge quipped.
“We love having this show and the brilliant Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, and Fiona Shaw on our networks,” said AMC Networks head Sarah Barnett. “Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Emerald Fennell have delivered two addictively entertaining seasons. As we did last year, we’re renewing ‘Killing Eve’ right out of the gate, now with Suzanne Heathcote as lead writer, as a sign of confidence — we adore this show as much as our fans do.” She continued, “‘Killing Eve’ doesn’t do anything in a templated way; we love giving opportunity to three genius women to make their mark.”
“It’s been such an exciting year for me on ‘Killing Eve,'” added Fennell. “I think it’s cool that this tradition has been built into this untraditional show. Inheriting some of Phoebe’s characters was a treat – I can’t wait to see what Suzanne does next.”
“Killing Eve” centers on the, shall we say, unusual connection between MI6 agent Eve Polastri (Oh) and Villanelle (Comer), the psychopathic assassin she’s trying to take down. The more Eve learns about Villanelle, the more fixated and infatuated she becomes; and the same goes for Villanelle. Making matters even more complicated, Eve’s boss and mentor, Carolyn (Shaw), might be working with the organization that employs Villanelle.
The first season’s ratings grew with every episode and saw weekly growth in viewership among adults 25-54 and 18-49, “a feat no other series has done since Nielsen launched the live-plus-three-day ratings measurement,” THR notes.
“Killing Eve” airs Sundays on BBC America and AMC. The series is up for 14 BAFTA TV Awards, including Leading Actress for both Oh and Comer, and Writer: Drama for Waller-Bridge. Oh and Waller-Bridge both nabbed Emmy nods for the series, and Oh took home the best TV drama actress prize at the Golden Globes this year. With the latter honor, Oh became the first woman of Asian descent to win multiple Golden Globes as well as the first woman of Asian descent in 39 years to win a Globe for best actress in a TV drama.
