Keeley Hawes: ‘My Amazon thriller isn’t a family show – women in their 80s love it’

The Assassin’s soared up the charts after the release of season 2 (Picture: Mark Cassar/Amazon Prime Video)

‘For a woman on HRT, I think I did really f**king well here.’

This isn’t a line you might expect to hear an assassin say in a TV thriller, but that’s what makes Amazon Prime Video’s The Assassin so refreshing. Despite being caught up in over-the-top criminal plots, the lead characters feel authentic – especially when the titular assassin is talking about being on hormone replacement therapy moments after beating up a horde of cor...