Killing Eve Prequel: BBC Finally Reveals Who’s Stepping Into Carolyn Martens’ Very Expensive Shoes

Leading the charge as a 24-year-old Marta (the woman who will become the legendary Carolyn) is Ann Skelly. You might recognize Skelly from The Nevers or the upcoming House of Guinness, but here she’s trading Victorian corsets for 80s trench coats. Skelly has the unenviable task of channeling the dry, biting wit that Fiona Shaw made iconic. If she can master the art of looking disappointed in everyone while drinking a room-temperature martini, she’ll be golden.

Joining her in the murky waters of East German surveillance is Nate Mann (Masters of the Air), playing the enigmatic Kurt Fischer. Whether he’s a love interest, a double agent, or just someone for Marta to manipulate over a plate of bratwurst remains to be seen.

A Cold War Ménage-à-Trois

The BBC has teased that Honey isn’t just a procedural spy thriller; it’s a "Cold War ménage-à-trois." Marta finds herself caught between the calculating Friedrich Bauman played by Jannis Niewöhner and an arrogant CIA operative named Aaron Neeland. Bauman is the newly minted Stasi Head of Counterespionage, making him the perfect foil (and potential distraction) for our young British agent.

The supporting cast is equally stacked. Rory Kinnear (The Diplomat, Penny Dreadful) joins the fray as Graham Anderson, adding some serious dramatic weight to the ensemble. We also have Sonita Henry, Victoria Mayer, and July Namir filling out a world where trust is a currency no one can afford.

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Why We’re Watching (Cautiously)

Produced by Sid Gentle Films, the same team that brought us the original series and written by Emma Moran (Extraordinary), the pedigree is there. The shift to 1980s Berlin provides a gritty, neon-soaked backdrop that fits the franchise's DNA perfectly.

The real question is whether Honey can capture the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of the early Killing Eve seasons. We want the tension, the psychosexual mind games, and the dark humor. We don’t just want a history lesson on the Berlin Wall; we want to see exactly how Carolyn Martens became the woman who knows where all the bodies are buried because she probably buried half of them herself.

The Verdict

With filming underway, Honey is positioning itself as the sophisticated, slightly meaner younger sister of the original series. It has the cast, the setting, and the creative team to be a hit. Let’s just hope the writers remember that in this universe, the dialogue needs to be as sharp as the hidden blades.

For more updates on Honey and all things British TV, keep your eyes locked on The TV Cave. We’ll be tracking this one closer than a Stasi agent on a caffeine bender.