As per tradition, a new season of “Killing Eve” calls for a new lead writer. Laura Neal, whose credits include “Sex Education” and “Secret Diary of a Call Girl,” will carry the torch for Season 4 of the BBC America spy thriller, which was renewed for a fourth outing ahead of its Season 3 premiere. Deadline confirmed the news.
Created by “Fleabag’s” Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the award-winning spy thriller sees MI5 officer Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) attempting to take down psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer). The pair share a mutual obsession for one another, leaving audiences — and themselves — wondering “will they or won’t they” hook up and/or kill each other.
Season 3 of “Killing Eve,” on which Suzanne Heathcote (“Fear the Walking Dead”) served as lead writer, will debut April 26. Season 4 of the critical and ratings hit will go into production later this year.
Waller-Bridge was lead writer in Season 1, and Emerald Fennell (“Drifters”) took over in Season 2. The latter’s feature directorial debut, Carey Mulligan-starrer “Promising Young Woman,” hits theaters April 17 and premiered at Sundance in January to raves. The thriller tells the story of a woman determined to exact vengeance on predatory men.
“’Killing Eve’ smashes television tropes in every way, both on the screen and behind it,” said Sarah Barnett, President, AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios. “We have a remarkable squad of ferociously smart women writers passing the baton to each other on this show, aligned around a coherent vision but bringing it to life with their own specific sparkle and brilliance. Laura Neal is the latest incredible leader of the pack on ‘Killing Eve.’”
Exec producer Sally Woodward Gentle added, “Laura is frighteningly bright, takes no prisoners, and can laugh at anything. She’s wicked and wild, emotional and provocative. The stories we are already creating for season four promise a pitch-black riot.”
Oh has won a Golden Globe and SAG Award for “Killing Eve” and Comer’s taken home an Emmy and BAFTA TV Award.
