50 Fun Facts About Killing Eve

Who plays MI5 analyst Eve in Killing Eve?

She was the first cast, in June 2017, and initially assumed she would be reading for a different part.

Who plays the assassin Villanelle?

More than 100 actresses were considered before she was cast, about a month after Oh.

What is Villanelle's real name?

Comer also plays 'Jesus Christ', Villanelle in drag, in the fourth series.

Killing Eve is based on novellas by which author?

His Codename Villanelle appeared as a four-part novella between 2014 and 2016.

Who was head writer of the first series?

She was recruited after the stage success of Fleabag and briefly considered playing Eve or Villanelle herself.

Which future Promising Young Woman director ran the second series?

Lisa Brühlmann and Francesca Gregorini joined as directors that year.

Who served as head writer for the fourth and final series?

She was announced on 20 February 2020, also as an executive producer.

Which production company made Killing Eve?

Sally Woodward Gentle optioned Codename Villanelle in 2014.

On which UK channel was the first series broadcast in September 2018?

It had premiered in the US five months earlier and was stream-only on BBC Three.

What is the name of the secret organisation Villanelle kills for?

Eve spends the final series bent on destroying it.

Who plays Carolyn Martens, head of MI6's Russia Section?

She won a BAFTA for the role; a spin-off about Carolyn's early MI6 years was mooted in 2022.

Which Danish actor plays Villanelle's handler Konstantin?

Konstantin's young daughter Irina recurs across three series.

What does Eve's husband Niko do for a living?

He is English-Polish and a bridge player.

Kenny Stowton, Carolyn's son, is a former what?

He later leaves MI6 to work for the news site Bitter Pill.

Who plays Bill Pargrave, Eve's MI5 colleague killed in a Berlin nightclub?

The nightclub scene was actually shot at Fabric in London, opposite Smithfield Market.

Which actress plays Dasha, the ex-gymnast who trained Villanelle?

Her arrival in series three makes Villanelle question whether killing is all she is made for.

Who plays Hélène, the high-ranking assassin boss in series 3 and 4?

Her newest recruit, Pam, works at a funeral home.

Which Game of Thrones actress plays Carolyn's daughter Geraldine?

She joined in series three alongside Steve Pemberton and Camille Cottin.

Aaron Peel in series two is the heir to what kind of business?

He hires a rival assassin known as The Ghost.

Which city hosts the deadly mission at the end of series two?

Series three picks up six months after the fallout there.

Where did filming of the first series begin on 17 July 2017?

The Viennese café opening was shot at Bar Garibaldi in Colle di Val d'Elsa.

Which Bucharest concert hall stood in for a Moscow café in series one?

Its neoclassical interior was dressed as a decadent café for the penultimate Moscow scene.

Which Spanish city's Casa Ramos served as Villanelle's series-three apartment?

The Arc de Triomf and the Port Vell aerial tramway also appear.

Which Kent seaside town features heavily in episodes four to seven of the final series?

Dreamland and the Nayland Rock Hotel were among the locations.

Which band was commissioned to score the series?

The group features Jade Vincent, Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes.

Who designed the pink tulle dress from 'I'll Deal with Him Later'?

It was credited with the wave of pink at the 2019 Oscars red carpet.

Who was the costume designer for the first series?

Charlotte Mitchell and Sam Perry took over for series two and three.

Which episode's kitchen scene did Comer perform with Oh at her first audition?

Producers wanted an assassin who could disappear into a crowd, not a 'male fantasy' Nikita type.

When was the show commissioned by BBC America?

Sally Woodward Gentle had optioned the novellas back in 2014.

How soon after the series-two premiere was a third series ordered?

The fourth was ordered on 3 January 2020, before series three had even aired.

How many viewers watched the first UK episode within 28 days in 2018?

The series-two opener on BBC One drew 3.5 million and a 21% share.

Which Irish channel was the first in Europe to air the show, in August 2018?

The premiere drew 76,000 viewers.

Which US channel simulcast the second series alongside BBC America?

The combined premiere audience was 1.17 million.

Which award did Oh win for playing Eve?

Comer took the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama.

Which magazine named Killing Eve the best show of 2018?

Metacritic counted it on more critics' year-end top tens than any other show.

What Rotten Tomatoes approval rating did the fourth series receive?

Series one scored 96%, two 92% and three 80%.

Which trope was the finale accused of perpetuating?

Luke Jennings consoled fans in The Guardian, calling the ending 'a bowing to convention'.

According to Oh, which character was originally meant to die in the finale?

She had argued her own character's death would be 'the strongest and the most interesting' ending.

Who plays Eve's assistant Elena in series one?

She was cast in August 2017.

In which city does Villanelle live in the first series?

Her neighbour Madame Tattevin and lover Sebastian both live in her apartment building.

Eve works for which agency at the start of the series?

She is fired for brashly investigating the murder of a witness, then recruited off the books.

Which rival assassin hired by Aaron Peel is known as 'The Ghost'?

She is played by Jung Sun den Hollander.

Who plays the psychopath expert Martin in series two and four?

Martin is British Intelligence's in-house authority on psychopaths.

Which League of Gentlemen member plays MI6 supervisor Paul Bradwell?

He joined in series three.

The Guardian ranked Killing Eve where on its 2019 list of the century's 100 best TV shows?

The New York Times placed it 9th among its international shows of the decade.

The 2019 sequel novel, out before series two, was titled what?

It diverges from the show but was said to share its 'common DNA'.

Which two capitals besides Paris hosted series-one filming?

Bill follows Villanelle out of Berlin Friedrichstraße station to his death.

What does Carolyn's son Kenny do after leaving MI6?

His colleague Bear and boss Jamie Hayward appear in series three.

By what percentage did the series-one finale's US audience beat the premiere's?

The first series grew every week among adults 25–54, a feat unmatched in over a decade.

How many series of Killing Eve were made?

The final series was confirmed as the last in March 2021 and ended in April 2022.