Black Doves season 2: where to watch in Australia, release date and cast

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Black Doves season 2 is streaming in Australia only on Netflix. The whole second season arrived on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 7pm AEDT, and season 1 is there too. It is not on Stan, Binge, Prime Video or Foxtel. Netflix has no free trial in Australia; the cheapest way in is Standard with ads at $9.99 a month.

When did Black Doves season 2 come out in Australia?

Netflix released season 2 worldwide on Thursday 5 November 2026. Netflix puts its originals live at midnight Pacific time, which was 7pm AEDT on the Thursday in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra (6pm in Brisbane, 4pm in Perth). Every episode dropped at once, so there is no weekly wait: you can binge the season tonight.

It came a little under two years after the first season, which premiered on 5 December 2024 with six episodes. Netflix renewed the show before season 1 had even aired.

Where to watch Black Doves in Australia

Service	What you get	Price
Netflix	Seasons 1 and 2, included with every plan	From $9.99 a month (Standard with ads), no free trial

Black Doves is a Netflix original, so Netflix is the only place to stream it in Australia. In our data no store sells or rents it. Our Black Doves title page tracks where it streams and updates daily from JustWatch, which first listed season 2 on Netflix Australia on 6 November.

How much is Netflix in Australia?

Standard with ads ($9.99 a month) plays in 1080p on two screens at once, with ad breaks. Standard ($20.99) removes the ads, and Premium ($28.99) is the only plan with 4K and four screens. Netflix has not offered a free trial in Australia for years, but you can cancel at any time and keep watching until the end of the month you paid for. Our Netflix price guide has the full history of price rises.

Is Black Doves on Stan, Binge or Foxtel?

No. It is not on Stan, Binge, Prime Video, Disney+ or any Foxtel channel. If you get Netflix as part of a bundle (for example through Foxtel or Hubbl), that Netflix account includes Black Doves like any other.

What is Black Doves season 2 about?

Season 1 introduced Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), who for ten years has been passing the secrets of her husband, a rising government minister, to a shadowy spy network called the Black Doves. When her secret lover is murdered just before Christmas, her old friend Sam (Ben Whishaw), a professional killer, comes back to London to protect her.

In season 2, Netflix says Helen is still betraying state secrets to the Black Doves as her husband Wallace (Andrew Buchan) closes in on becoming prime minister. Her handler, Mrs Reed (Sarah Lancashire), is caught up in a plot that threatens Helen's position, and Helen teams up with Sam again to find out the truth. The season was filmed mostly in London, with scenes in Paris and Italy.

Black Doves season 2 cast

Returning, as confirmed by Netflix:

• Keira Knightley as Helen Webb
• Ben Whishaw as Sam Young
• Sarah Lancashire as Mrs Reed
• Andrew Buchan as Wallace Webb
• Kathryn Hunter as Lenny Lines
• Ella Lily Hyland as Williams
• Gabrielle Creevy as Eleanor
• Agnes O'Casey as Dani
• Molly Chesworth as Marie

New this season:

• Neve Campbell as Cecile Mason
• Sylvia Hoeks as Katia Chernov
• Ambika Mod as Laila
• Sam Riley as Patrick
• Babou Ceesay as Mr Conteh
• Goran Kostic as Alexi Chernov
• Samuel Barnett as Jerry

Creator Joe Barton (who also made Giri/Haji and The Lazarus Project) wrote the season and is an executive producer; Julian Farino and Kieron Hawkes directed it.

Will there be a Black Doves season 3?

Netflix has not announced a third season as of 12 November 2026. Season 2 went straight to the top of the Australian streaming charts: in JustWatch's daily ranking for Australia on 11 November, Black Doves was the most popular show across every service. We will update this page if Netflix renews it.

What to watch after Black Doves

If you have finished both seasons, these are the closest matches, with where each one streams in Australia today:

Show	Why	Where to watch in Australia
Slow Horses	London spies, dark humour, a cast of misfits	Apple TV+
The Day of the Jackal	An assassin and the agent chasing him across Europe	Binge, Foxtel Now
Killing Eve	A spy and a killer locked in a stylish game of cat and mouse	Stan
Bodyguard	Politics, protection and conspiracy at Westminster	Netflix
The Diplomat	A political marriage at the heart of a diplomatic crisis	Netflix
The Night Manager	A hotel manager turned undercover agent	Prime Video
The Agency	A CIA officer whose cover life and real life collide	Paramount+

For more from the top of the charts, see what is trending on streaming in Australia and everything new on streaming this week.