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Explosive Killing Eve trailer released as BBC confirms start date for fourth and final series

Fans have been treated to an explosive new trailer for the fourth and final series of BBC hit Killing Eve as the show's release date is revealed.

The drama, starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, is set to air in America from February 27, with episodes available weekly on BBC iPlayer straight after their US release.

In the latest series, assassin Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer, will be seen striving to "shed her label as a monster", The Mirror reports.

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In the trailer, she's seen in what look to be a number of religious settings, as well as explaining how she "tried really hard not to" kill anyone.

But will her ongoing obsession with, Eve Polastri, played by Sandra Oh, get in the way of any attempts at reform?

And will Eve, who is seen being tasked by Fiona Shaw's Carolyn Martens with investigating the deaths of members of assassin organisation The Twelve, be able to stay away from the assassin she finds so irresistible?

How will things end for Villanelle and Eve? (Screengrab - BBC America)

The first series of Killing Eve was based on the book Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings, but since then the series' storylines have taken their own direction, so it's not known what will happen to round off the story.

The black-comedy/thriller's executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle teased: "Eve and Villanelle, having left each other in total turmoil on Tower Bridge at the end of season 3, are thrown into season 4 trying to figure out what they mean to each other and what their lives now stand for.

"And while Carolyn has shot a man in cold blood, she is trying to find out who is responsible for the hit on her son. This one is going to be a lot more personal and passionate than the seasons before."

The trailer shows the return of Kim Bodnia as Konstantin Vasiliev, Villanelle's handler, as well as Camille Cottin in her role as high-ranking Twelve agent, Hélène.

In pictures released by the BBC, Villanelle is dressed in an angel-style outfit while Eve dons a trench coat, sunglasses and a blonde wig.

And there will be a host of new characters as well as many brought over from series 3, including the mysterious Felix (played by Stefan Iancu).

During series 2, we were introduced to Julian (played by The Mighty Boosh's Julian Barratt), Jess (W1A's Nina Sosanya) and Hugo (Edward Bluemel).

Last month, Jodie, 28, who previously confirmed that filming for season four was set to start on 7 June of this year, said she would be "sad" to say goodbye to the character - but that she wanted the hit series to end with "integrity".

She told Harpers Bazaar: "I'm trying not to think about it too much, honestly.

"It's sad, you know? I've been with this character for a really, really long time. [But] I would rather we ended on a good note and kept our integrity, instead of going on and on, and being kicked out the door.

"I’ve been with this character for a really, really long time."

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