‘Black Doves’ ending explained: who killed Jason?

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Black Doves delivers a spy mystery against the backdrop of the festive season.Created by Joe Barton, the Netflix series follows professional spy Helen Webb (Keira Knightley) who finds herself entangled in a wider conspiracy with hitman Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) following the death of her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji).Other cast members include Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchanan, Omari Douglas, Kathryn Hunter and Sam Troughton.Netflix renewed the show for a second season ahead of its debut on December 5, 2024.In the final episode, we discover crime boss Alex Clark’s son Trent ordered the hit on Jason, along with Maggie and Phillip.

Trent ordered the attack to cover his tracks after accidentally killing Chinese ambassador Chen during an argument.In a heated confrontation with Alex, Helen Webb pulls out a gun and threatens to kill her to avenge Jason.

After a chaotic shootout, however, Sam ends up being the one who kills Alex and her son Trent, a move which puts him in a precarious position moving forward.While Helen was haunted by her decision to tell Jason she was a spy prior to his death, it turns out Jason was an MI5 agent all along.

As we discover in an exchange between Helen and Reed, Jason was investigating Helen over concerns she was leaking government secrets but, to protect her, he never revealed her involvement in the Black Doves.After the revelation, Reed hands Helen a hard drive containing everything she knows about the “real” Jason.