About “Killing Eve” in a few words:

Killing Eve is a thrilling television series that follows the intense and complicated relationship between two women, the charming assassin Villanelle and the intelligent MI6 agent Eve Polastri. As their obsession with each other grows, they become embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse across Europe, with unexpected twists and turns at every corner. With brilliant performances by Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, Killing Eve is a must-watch for anyone who loves a good spy thriller with a dark sense of humor.

Meet the characters from Killing Eve

Eve Polastri

Oh Eve, she’s that gloriously awkward genius who can spot a pattern in cereal crumbs and then somehow follow a killer across Europe — kind of the most relatable spy ever. She’s tenacious, curious, and stubbornly moral, which makes her both brilliant and dangerously naive at times (also her handwriting is shockingly neat but her flat is a mess, I swear). She obsesses in the sweetest, weirdest way — notebooks, lists, detective-y little rituals — while also being quietly brave when it matters. She’s the heart of the chaos, doing the slow, persistent work nobody notices until it’s too late to ignore her.

Villanelle

Villanelle is pure, glittering chaos wrapped in a couture dress and a smile that will murder you by lunchtime, and honestly I can’t get enough. She’s playfully vicious, charmingly sociopathic, and has the emotional range of someone who collects porcelain dolls and then burns the box (okay maybe not that extreme, but you get it). Completely unpredictable — one second she’s baking cookies (seriously, she does?) and the next she’s executing something impossibly dramatic — and fashion is basically her weapon. She’s an absolute force of nature: hilarious, terrifying, and strangely tender in tiny, confusing flashes.

Carolyn Martens

Carolyn is the frosty, razor-sharp spine of the whole intelligence world, all cool suits, dry wit, and terrifying competence — the kind of person who will schedule your doom with a polite smile. She’s bureaucratic but brilliant, manipulative when necessary, and secretly maybe a little sentimental (don’t tell anyone; she’ll cut you off during dessert). She gives off “I have a decades-old plan” energy and somehow makes emotional detachment look like an artform, while also being quietly maternal in these weird, offhand ways. She’s the one you want running things when everything else is falling apart — efficient, inscrutable, and more dangerous than she appears.

Konstantin Vasiliev

Konstantin is tired, clever, and endlessly pragmatic — the kind of handler who’s seen too much and now just smokes and mutters solutions into existence (maybe he has a plant collection? maybe he doesn’t, I’m fuzzy). He’s sardonic, a little slippery morally, but genuinely protective of the people he calls his own, even if he won’t admit it out loud. He’s equal parts weary mentor and reluctant father figure with a bizarrely soft spot for opera or bad jokes or something small and human like that. Always plotting three steps ahead, and always ready with a gloomy quip — basically redeemable in all the messy ways.

Niko Polastri

Niko is pure, earnest, bewildered sweetness — the kind of husband who brought you tea at 2 a.m. and also has no idea why you’re suddenly living like a spy (but he’ll support you anyway). He’s kind, soft-spoken, reliably clueless about spy jargon, and astonishingly patient; sometimes he’s practically a cinnamon roll, sometimes he’s quietly heartbroken, but always loyal. He has these homey, tiny habits — terrible DIY skills, probably a favourite mug with a chip in it — that make him adorably human in a world of chaos. He’s the gentle counterbalance to the madness, which is useful, even if he’s often bewildered by the whole thing.

Kenneth “Kenny” Stowton

Kenny is the brilliant, snarky techie with a permanently tired grin and a mountain of snacks in his pockets (crisps? biscuits? yes, all of them). He’s hilariously blunt, fiercely loyal to his family (and to the people he chooses), and annoyingly good at finding a backdoor into literally anything; also will loudly judge your tea. He can be cowardly in the moment (true), but give him a cause and he transforms into the most resourceful, unexpectedly brave bloke you’ve ever seen — contradictions, I know. He’s the pragmatic, quick-witted heart of the info side of the team, solving problems with sarcasm and keyboard fury.