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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Jennings

Killing Eve ended with Villanelle’s death. This is why I’m bringing her back to life

Jodie Comer as Villanelle in the TV series Killing Eve.
Jodie Comer as Villanelle in the TV series Killing Eve. Photograph: Sid Gentle Films/BBC/Sid Gentle

In April last year, the final episode of the BBC drama Killing Eve was broadcast. The series was adapted from my novels, initially and brilliantly by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and with Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh in the lead roles of Villanelle and Eve. All in all, it was a spectacular ride.

Phoebe passed the reins to Emerald Fennell, more recently the writer and director of Saltburn, and further teams succeeded Emerald for the third and fourth season.

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