Sandra Oh had reached household name status with her role in ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy , but it was arguably her follow-up that was her magnum opus. After retiring from the medical drama after 10 seasons, she eventually went on to star in a much different story. Killing Eve was a BBC America series, adapted from Luke Jennings ’ series of books, Codename Villanelle . At the time, Oh reported that she was surprised to be tapped for the project, since she assumed that a woman of color would not be the choice for the titular role. Instead, she gave the gift of an obsessed MI6 agent in over her head.
Developed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge , Killing Eve follows the lives of two women. Eve is an overlooked agent, fixated with female serial killers, while Villanelle ( Jodie Come