Casting and first look revealed for new drama Honey

When last we wrote about new spy drama Honey, it was very much in the early stages. Now, nearly a year later, we have details of cast and first look images.

What is Honey

With the latest press release confirming filming is under way, the show is described as:

… tender and flirty, slick and dangerous series goes deep undercover in 1980s East Berlin to explore a shadowy world of counter espionage and risky but irresistible relations.

Leading the cast are Ann Skelly (House of Guinness, The Nevers) who plays Martha Schmitt, Nate Mann (Masters of the Air & Licorice Pizza) as Kurt Fischer, Jannis Niewöhner (Munich: The Edge of War, Napoleon) as Friedrich Bauman, and Rory Kinnear (The Diplomat, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power) as Graham Anderson.

The storyline

East Berlin, 1982. Martha (pronounced Marta), 24, is a deep cover agent for MI6. Surrounded by enemies and constantly under threat of her cover being blown, she tries her hardest to avoid detection by Friedrich, the new Stasi Head of Counterespionage against British Targets, Berlin Office. Finding herself caught between Friedrich and the reckless, arrogant (and incredibly attractive…) CIA operative Aaron Neeland (posing as Kurt Fischer), she is blind-sided by desire in this Cold War menage-a-trois.

The risk of being garrotted or incarcerated is nothing compared to the horrifying ordeal of falling in love. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable and bearing your heart and soul? She’d rather have her fingernails pulled out.

With filming happening, we wonder if this show might air around Christmas / New Year. As ever we’ll keep you posted.