Killing Eve

Season 1

8 listed hours · 2018–2022 · BBC America

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How this season is filed

Bored analyst Eve and stylish assassin Villanelle: chase as courtship, fashion as threat display. Phoebe Waller-Bridge's season-one scripts from Luke Jennings made Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer a prestige export; Comer took the Emmy. Later seasons varied writers and heat. Spy TV that treats longing as tradecraft — season one is the purest hit of tone.

TV Flash files Season 1 of Killing Eve (2018–2022) on BBC America as the first listed season of 4 — 8 listed hours, 2018-04-08–2018-05-27 from “Nice Face” (S01E01) to “God, I'm Tired” (S01E08). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S01E01 Nice Face

    Nice Face is Waller-Bridge's season-one dare: Oh and Comer as chase-as-courtship, fashion as threat display on first look.

  2. S01E08 God, I'm Tired

    God, I'm Tired is Comer's Emmy-season sigh — analyst and assassin still a double act, not a solved case.

  1. S01E01

    Nice Face

    MI5 security officer Eve Polastri is bored in her job and yearns for a more exciting life. When a Russian politician is murdered, Eve is tasked with protecting the only witness and soon finds herself on a collision course with violent and extraordinary assassin, Villanelle.

  2. S01E02

    I'll Deal with Him Later

    In the aftermath of her recent assignment, Villanelle is ordered to take a break. Never one to do as she's told, she goes ahead with her next mission regardless. Meanwhile, Eve is given a dream opportunity to join a secret MI6 unit tracking Villanelle and the shady organisation she works for.

  3. S01E03

    Don't I Know You?

    When Villanelle kills a Chinese Colonel at a kink clinic in Berlin, Eve and Bill travel out to investigate. While Eve and Bill chase up a number of promising leads, Villanelle enjoys the cat and mouse of their proximity. But as they draw closer, Eve comes to realise that this is much more than a game.

  4. S01E04

    Sorry Baby

    Intel from Berlin points to the existence of a mole, prompting Eve to undertake her first surveillance operation. Meanwhile, Villanelle is sent to England to eliminate a member of British Intelligence. Villanelle wonders, could it be Eve? Meanwhile Eve, in emotional turmoil, now knows how high the stakes are.

  5. S01E05

    I Have a Thing About Bathrooms

    Having survived a terrifying close call with Villanelle, Eve now has the mole ensconced in a safe house and is buzzing. They have an exciting opportunity to glean information and crack this thing open.

  6. S01E06

    Take Me to the Hole!

    A female assassin is taken into custody in Russia, and Eve and Carolyn head out to Moscow to negotiate access. She could hold the key to the organization that runs Villanelle. Meanwhile, Villanelle is smuggled into the same Russian jail.

  7. S01E07

    I Don't Want to Be Free

    Tensions are running high as the situation in Moscow escalates, and Eve starts to question who she can trust. Despite the danger, with her sights firmly set on Villanelle, Eve goes rogue. With both women under pressure, the stakes are higher than ever.

  8. S01E08

    God, I'm Tired

    Villanelle's mission is proving anything but straightforward, forcing her to take drastic measures. Meanwhile, Eve makes a shocking discovery, which leads her right to Villanelle and an electrifying confrontation from which neither will emerge unscathed.

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