'Extraordinary' Creator to Pen 'Killing Eve' Prequel Series 'Honey'

Since the unfortunate cancellation of the offbeat superhero comedy Extraordinary, many of us (read: me) have wondered what its creator, Emma Moran, might do next. Last week, we discovered she's set to pen a Cold War-era spy thriller called Honey for the BBC. Described as "flirty" and "darkly comedic", the show sounds perfect for her as a writer, and a ton of fun in its own right. But like any good espionage story, Honey comes with a twist none of us saw coming.

According to Deadline, the show is actually the long-teased prequel to BBC America drama Killing Eve. (Yes, really!) The original series, which ran for four seasons from 2018 to 2022, starred Sandra Oh (The Sympathizer) and Jodie Comer (The End We Start From) and followed the tumultuous cat-and-mouse relationship between a British intelligence officer and an assassin. Created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), the show was a critical and popular hit and won Comer an Emmy for her performance as the deadly Villanelle. But its controversial (and quite frankly, terrible) final season soured many viewers on the drama and may explain why the BBC seems so willing to downplay its connection to their new project.

Set in 1980s Germany, Honey will reportedly serve as an origin story for Carolyn Martens, the MI6 handler played by BAFTA winner Fiona Shaw (Bad Sisters) in the original series. It will follow "Marta" as she goes deep undercover in a shadowy world of counterespionage and irresistible relations, with what sounds like its own dash of forbidden (or at least ill-advised) romance.