Killing Eve boss teases ’emotionally volatile’ Villanelle’s search for her ‘dead’ family in season three

KILLING Eve’s boss has teased ’emotionally volatile’ Villanelle’s search for her ‘dead’ family in season three. The stylish assassin  – played by Jodie Comer in the BBC series – has always been told her family are dead and she was left at an orphanage before being trained up to kill people. But in the next […]

KILLING Eve’s boss has teased ’emotionally volatile’ Villanelle’s search for her ‘dead’ family in season three.

The stylish assassin  – played by Jodie Comer in the BBC series – has always been told her family are dead and she was left at an orphanage before being trained up to kill people.

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But in the next episode of season three, Villanelle will find out more about her mysterious past as she follows up on some information given to her by Konstantin (Kim Bodnia).

As she heads to Russia, Villanelle will start to make some connections to her ‘dead’ relatives, and it will be a lot for her to process.

Executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle told Entertainment Weekly: “This is something that everybody has lied to her about.

“So ever since she got picked up to be trained as an assassin, one of the ways to control her was to say, ‘There is no option for you. There’s nobody there for you. They probably didn’t love you in the first place. By the way, they’re all dead.’

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“It’s twofold. To realise that you’ve been manipulated is a very powerful thing for somebody like Villanelle, who wants to be in control and feel that she is where all the power lies.

“That’s one thing that has really driven her. And then to try to find out why, if people are still alive, nobody came to try to find you is a big thing.”

Sally added that such a revelation would have a huge impact on Villanelle’s ego, especially as the character has spent “a lot of  time trying to think about who she is.”

Sally continued: “So to be faced with your family and to try to analyse where you came from or how self-determining you are is going to be fascinating for a character like Villanelle, who’s really quite analytical, but at the same time, at the moment, quite emotionally volatile.”

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Meanwhile it was recently revealed Villanelle’s gruesome murders are based on real life assassinations.

BBC’s security correspondent Gordon Corera has lifted the lid on the inspiration behind some of the show’s most gruesome murders.

Gordon made a “kill list” for show producers to make the world of spies and assassins seem realistic, for example, Villanelle’s hit on a business mogul using perfume in season one was inspired by the murder of Kim Jong Un’s brother.

Killing Eve continues on BBC iPlayer and BBC America in the US.