Honey is an upcoming British Cold War espionage television series written by Emma Moran. It is reportedly a prequel to Killing Eve. It will broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Premise An undercover MI6 agent undertaking counterespionage in Berlin in 1982 during the Cold War gets drawn into a dangerous ménage-à-trois.
Cast Ann Skelly as Martha Schmitt Nate Mann as Kurt Fischer Jannis Niewöhner as Friedrich Bauman Rory Kinnear as Graham Anderson Oliver Cudbill as Stefan Weiss Sonita Henry as Anne Anderson Victoria Mayer as Ingrid Schimmel Valentino Dalle Mura as Rolf Muller July Namir as Kamilla Akhmedova Julian Niedermeier as Otto Kowalski Sofia Oxenham as Greta Abstreiter Daniel Zielinski as Tomas Klein
Production The six-part series is written and executive produced by Emma Moran. It is made in association with Fifth Season. Emme Hoy is also a writer on the series. It is executive produced by Woodward Gentle and Lee Morris for Sid Gentle Films. The producer is Christopher Hall. It was reported in April 2025 that the series is a prequel to television series Killing Eve featuring the character Carolyn Martens, the head of MI6's Russia Desk, from that series, played by Fiona Shaw.
The cast is led by Ann Skelly, Nate Mann, Jannis Niewöhner, Rory Kinnear and Sofia Oxenham. First-look images from filming were released in February 2026. Filming locations included Vilnius, Lithuania, standing in for 1980s Berlin with local production company Baltic Film Services working in collaboration with Sid Gentle Films in January through to March 2026. Districts used for filming included Naujamiestis and Lazdynai, as well as the Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment and Sports. Filming was scheduled to last for 57 days in Vilnius, with additional filming also taking place in Lithuanian cities Kaunas, Klaipėda and Palanga.
Broadcast It is expected to broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC iPlayer having had its world premiere at 2026 MIPCOM in Cannes.
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