Based on the novellas by Luke Jennings, ‘Killing Eve’ centers on two women; Eve (Oh) is a bored, whip-smart, pay-grade MI5 security officer whose desk-bound job doesn’t fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle (Comer) is a mercurial, talented killer who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. These two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse.

In addition to Oh and Comer, the new show will feature Fiona Shaw, of the “Harry Potter“ films, as an M16 agent, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste, from cancelled-far-too-soon “Downward Dog,” as Eve’s assistant. The cast is rounded out by Kim Bodnia, David Haig, Sean Delaney, and Owen McDonnell.

The eight-episode “Killing Eve” will premiere on BBC America at 8 PM on Sunday, April 8th.