The footage, released on Twitter with the caption “Our lips are sealed. Mostly”, features sneak peeks of the central characters apparently in disguise, including a shot of Sandra Oh’s Eve wearing a short blonde wig and sunglasses.
Following the end of season three, it looks like former British intelligence agent Eve Polastri is on the run from shadowy crime organisation The Twelve.
We were previously treated to images of Jodie Comer (who plays assassin Villanelle) and Fiona Shaw (MI6 boss Carolyn Martens) in character and filming scenes in Cliftonville, Margate, with the sea in the background.
The pairing of these two characters, without Sandra Oh’s Eve, is an unusual one, suggesting something (ie., The Twelve) has forced the unlikely pair to team up.
Villanelle had bright blonde hair in the scene, suggesting she could be in disguise, while the baby-blue, Grease-style convertible seen on-set is exactly what we’d imagine Villanelle selecting as a getaway car.
The acclaimed British spy thriller, based on the Villanelle novel series by Luke Jennings, features a new female head writer for each season.
This eight-part fourth and final season is penned by Sex Education’s Laura Neal. Previous seasons have been penned by the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell.
However, there’s the possibility of a Killing Eve spin-off series, so fans don’t have to mourn the loss of the show’s beloved characters just yet (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“Killing Eve has been one of my greatest experiences and I look forward to diving back into Eve’s remarkable mind soon,” Sandra Oh said in a statement. “I’m so grateful for all cast and crew who have brought our story to life and to the fans who have joined us and will be back for our exciting and unpredictable fourth and final season.”
At the end of season three, we thought Eve Polastri (Oh) and psychopath assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) could have gone their separate ways, but now they’re returning for season four and still as obsessed with each other as before.
While season three was a slow burner, by the end it looked like it had finally delivered this fan’s dearest wish: to see Villanelle and Eve admit that they’re perfect for one another. But how long, as Eve asks in the season three finale, before they consume one another?
Read on for everything we know about Killing Eve season four.
Killing Eve season 4 UK release date
Killing Eve season 4 will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 27th February 2022.
This is the same release date as the US where the show airs on BBC America.
The series is expected to consist of eight episodes in line with the previous three seasons.
The air date of the series finale has yet to be confirmed but if it is released with one episode per week then expect Killing Eve to end on the 17th April 2022.
Killing Eve season 4 cast: Who will return?
Jodie Comer as Villanelle in Killing Eve season 3
The main characters are all likely to return, including Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), Villanelle (Jodie Comer), Carolyn (Fiona Shaw), and Konstantin (Kim Bodnia).
Speaking on the red carpet at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards, series star Jodie Comer confirmed that filming would begin the following day.
Comer had bright blonde hair on the red carpet, and there’s already online speculation that her chameleon-like character, Villanelle, will also be sporting the look in season four, perhaps in disguise.
Last season, Owen McDonnell returned as Niko Polastri and Sean Delaney played Kenny – the latter was killed off so a fourth season return is unlikely (though not impossible!), while Niko was seriously injured and ordered Eve to stay away from him, so his reappearance is also in doubt.
Meanwhile, Camille Cottin has been promoted to the main cast for The Twelve operative Helene.
Anjana Vasan has been cast in the regular role of Pam, “a young new assassin in training whose work in the family funeral business granted her solace from her relationship with her bullying brother”, according to Variety.
Meanwhile, Robert Gilbert will portray new series of regular Yusuf, a former member of the army who will help Eve get revenge.
Finally, Marie-Sophie Ferdane has a recurring role as Gunn, who is noted to have “more issues than Villanelle”.
Killing Eve season 4 trailer
We finally have a teaser trailer for Killing Eve season 4!
The footage teases the return of Villanelle and Eve Polastri for one final game of cat and mouse.
Catch the footage below.
Will both of our leading ladies survive what is sure to be a gloriously quirky finale?
We don’t have too long to wait.
Killing Eve season 3 ending explained
After Kenny’s brutal death in the closing moments of the season opener, the central question at the heart of the show (and the topic of Carolyn’s many bath meetings) had been: who killed Kenny?
Or rather, which member of shadowy crime organisation The Twelve ordered his death and made it look like suicide, after Kenny got too close to the truth?
His death galvanised both Eve and Kenny’s mother, secret service head Carolyn (Fiona Shaw), and the pair started an investigation with the help of Kenny’s investigative journalism colleagues at Bitter Pill. Over in Russia, Villanelle was busy committing matricide – and slowly realising that she didn’t want to work for The Twelve anymore, and would prefer to get out and work at MI6 (preferably while reigniting her will-they-won’t-they romance with Eve).
Everything came to a head when Bitter Pill uncovered a video that showed Villanelle’s former handler Konstantin (Kim Bodnia) with Kenny on the day he died – and showed it to Carolyn.
Carolyn called a meeting that saw Konstantin, Eve, Villanelle, and Carolyn’s odious boss – and suspected The Twelve boss – Paul. Holding a gun (and demonstrating an astonishing level of marksmanship) she revealed that she knew her ex-lover Konstantin had ordered her son Kenny’s death.
After holding a gun against his head, and listening stony-faced to his professions of love, she shot Paul instead and allowed Konstantin to leave.
Villanelle and Eve left together, before standing on London Bridge overlooking the Thames. After discussing how much Eve’s life had changed since their meeting, Villanelle suggested they stand back-to-back and walk away from one another: “Don’t look back” (a line that fans of French film Portrait of a Lady on Fire will find oddly familiar…).
But, of course, they both looked back, smiling at each other and silently acknowledging that neither is willing to let go.
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