Black Doves Season 2 Viewership Falls 65%: What It Means for Season 3
Picture: Black Doves (season 2) is now available to stream on Netflix
Black Doves has officially returned to Netflix with an explosive, action-packed second season. With plenty of loose ends still dangling, fans have plenty to unpack as they look ahead to a potential third outing. Netflix hasn’t officially renewed the spy thriller yet, and its first-week viewing numbers, which have just dropped, make for tough reading. Here is everything we know so far about Black Doves season 3.
Black Doves is a Netflix Original crime thriller created and written by Joe Barton, who previously worked on Netflix titles such as Our Man From Jersey, The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, and Giri/Haji. Noisy Bear and SISTER Production produced the series.
What is Black Doves’ renewal status on Netflix?
Official Renewal Status: Pending (Last Updated: 10/11/2026)
At the time of writing, Netflix has not announced a renewal for Black Doves. The first batch of viewing data is now in, though, and it’s not the start fans would have hoped for.
So, how did season 2 get off the ground? Slowly. The series ranked fourth in the weekly English TV top 10s with 19.9M viewing hours, equating to 3.8M views. That’s down 65% on Black Doves season 1 over the same period back in December 2024.
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Week-by-week cumulative views for 2 Netflix titles: Black Doves – Season 1, Black Doves – Season 2. Combined final total: 49,100,000 views.
Weekly cumulative Netflix views for Black Doves – Season 1 and Black Doves – Season 2 over 6 weeks.
Title
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Final cumulative
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10,800,000
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32,100,000
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