Announced last week, the channel describes Honey as a “flirty,” darkly comic thriller, set in ’80s East Berlin. “Marta, 24, is a deep cover agent for MI6. Surrounded by enemies and constantly under threat of her cover being blown, she tries her hardest to avoid detection by Friedrich Bauman, the new Head of Counter Espionage for the Stasi,” the official logline reads. “Finding herself caught between Friedrich and the reckless, arrogant (and incredibly attractive…) CIA operative Aaron Neeland, she is blind-sided by desire in this Cold War menage-a-trois. The risk of being garrotted or incarcerated is nothing compared to the horrifying ordeal of falling in love.”
Now, the trade is reporting that “Marta” is none other than a young version of the inimitable Carolyn Martens (Fiona Shaw), head of MI6’s Russia desk in Killing Eve. There are some connections between the two shows. Other than the distinctly Eve-esque tone of the logline, Honey also shares a producer, Sid Gentle Films, with the 2018 Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer-led series. BAFTA-nominated Honey writer Emma Moran (Extraordinary) did not work on the previous title, but “has a Waller-Bridge-esque dramedy flair to her writing,” per the outlet. While it’s unclear if Honey is the direct result, Deadline also reported that Sid Gentle Films was in the early stages of developing a Carolyn-focused Killing Eve prequel back in 2022.
Why all the secrecy around what should be a pretty exciting announcement? Honestly, it may take a Carolyn-caliber intelligence agent to figure that one out.
