The Day of the Jackal
CREATOR: Frederick Forsyth
CAST: Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch &
Based on the novel of the same title by Frederick Forsyth, this modern adaptation of the spy thriller classic follows the assassin known as the Jackal. His latest target is Charles de Gaulle, the president of France, and he’s hired by the French dissident group known as OAS. But it is soon the Jackal who becomes the hunted when conspiring forces close in on the mysterious figure. Directed by Brian Kirk with a screenplay adaptation by Ronan Bennett, this spy TV series stars the talents of Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl) and Lashana Lynch (Matilda the Musical, The Woman King). Watch the trailer of The Day of the Jackal

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The Sympathizer
CREATOR: Park Chan-wook
CAST: Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan & Toan Le
Based on the book of the same title by Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer centers around the life of a mysterious person known only as Captain. During the Vietnam war, he fought for the North, but found himself being placed as a mole within the South army. He later flees to the United States and despite still being around refugees of the South, he continues his mission of spying for the Viet Cong. This off-beat depiction of history with comedy and drama comes from creators Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave) and Don McKellar (Blindness), with a cast that includes Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Ky Duyen, Sandra Oh, and Robert Downey Jr. Watch the trailer of The Sympathizer

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
CREATOR: Donald Glover
CAST: Donald Glover, Maya Erskine &
John and Jane may look like a married couple. Lurking under the surface of their relationship is their true profession as expert spies. With their cover of being romantically involved, the two of them will continue to put on the face of being married while still adhering to their spy career. This spy comedy is based on the film of the same title with and comes from creators Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover. The series stars Donald Glover (Community), Maya Erskine (Man Seeking Woman), Parker Posey (Beau Is Afraid), Wagner Moura (Narcos), Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You), John Turturro (Severance), Paul Dano (The Batman), Alexander Skarsgård (Succession), and Ron Perlman (Hellboy). Read more

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Citadel
CREATOR: Josh Appelbaum
CAST: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Richard Madden & Roland Møller
Created by Patrick Moran and the Russo brothers (Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Endgame), this sci-fi anthology series comes loaded with action, drama, and spy-thriller elements. Multiple stories are told of various characters who experience the world differently and intersect over the years, painting a thrilling saga of people coming to understand what it means to be human and the adventures that come with it. Directed by Brian Kirk, Anthony Russo, Joseph Russo, and Jessica Yu, this engrossing and emotional series stars the talents of Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra, Osy Ikhile, Stanley Tucci, Olegar Fedoro, Roland Møller, Ashleigh Cummings, and Nikki Amuka-Bird. Watch the trailer of Citadel

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The Company You Keep
CREATOR: Phil Klemmer
CAST: Milo Ventimiglia, Catherine Haena Kim & Sarah Wayne Callies
Based on the South Korean series My Fellow Citizens, The Company You Keep centers around the love of con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma. The two of them share a night of passion that leads to them clashing for their differing ideals. Lies and deception are unearthed as the two try to save themselves and their families. But how long can they survive with so many conspiring forces? Loaded with political drama and illicit thrills, this enticing series stars Milo Ventimiglia, Catherine Haena Kim, Sarah Wayne Callies, James Saito, Tim Chiou, Freda Foh Shen, Felisha Terrell, Polly Draper, and William Fichtner. Watch the trailer of The Company You Keep

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The Recruit
CREATOR: Alexi Hawley
CAST: Noah Centineo, Daniel Quincy Annoh & Kristian Bruun
Owen Hendricks is a CIA lawyer who is seeking to prove himself at this new job. It doesn’t take long for his life to take a surprising turn when he runs afoul of an asset insisting on exoneration. The asset starts negotiating with Hendricks and the lawyer soon discovers that he’s caught up in a dangerous plot with mysterious characters and dark secrets. Created by Alexi Hawley, this spy-adventure series stars Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I've Loved Before), Aarti Mann (The Big Bang Theory), Daniel Quincy Annoh, Vondie Curtis-Hall (Daredevil), Kristian Bruun, Laura Haddock, Colton Dunn, and Fivel Stewart. Watch the trailer of The Recruit

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A Spy Among Friends
CREATOR: Alexander Cary
CAST: Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis & Anna Maxwell Martin
Based in Ben Macintyre’s New York Times best-seller, this thrilling spy story follows Kim Philby, a defecting agent who acted as both a British intelligence officer and KGB double agent. His move away from MI6 has not only reshaped his life but the relationship with his close friend Nicholas Elliott. This spy drama series comes from executive producer Alexander Cary (Homeland) and stars Ben Ryan-Steele (Dear Enemy), Guy Pearce (Mare of Easttown), and Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers). Watch the trailer of A Spy Among Friends

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The Ipcress File
CREATOR: John Hodge
CAST: Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton & Tom Hollander
Harry Palmer was a British sergeant who finds himself facing prison time. To prevent himself from living a life behind bars, he takes on an undercover mission as a secret agent. His mission is titled The Ipcress File and it involves him tracking down an elusive British scientist. Based on the books by Len Deighton, this spy-thriller series comes from director James Watkins (McMafia) and screenwriter John Hodge (Trainspotting) with a cast that includes Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton, and Tom Hollander. Watch the trailer of The Ipcress File

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Slow Horses
CREATOR: William Smith
CAST: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas & Jonathan Pryce
River Cartwright is a British MI5 agent who finds herself being exiled to Slough House after messing up a training mission. Slough House is a place for the reject secret agents, known as the Slow Horses. It is a dull life of monotonous paper work and obnoxious bosses. The whole operation is designed for the agents to become burnt out on boredom. All of that changes when a dangerous mission requires such agents. Based on the novel of the same title by Mick Herron, this spy-thriller stars Gary Oldman, Olivia Cooke, Jonathan Pryce, Kristin Scott, and Thomas Jack Lowden. Watch the trailer of Slow Horses

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Alex Rider
CREATOR: Anthony Horowitz
CAST: Otto Farrant, Brenock O'Connor & Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
Based on the young adult novel series by Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) is a highly skilled London teenager for being a good enough spy to be recruited by the Department of Special Operations, a subdivision of the Secret Intelligence Service. His latest mission is to infiltrate an academy of the upper class which may be trying to do more than just correct delinquent behavior. Loaded with action and intrigue, the first season of this spy thriller is based on the Alex Rider novel Point Blanc. Watch the trailer of Alex Rider

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Fortunate Son
CREATOR: Andrew Wreggitt
CAST: Stephen Moyer, Kari Matchett & Darren Mann
Named after the 1969's Protest song, Fortunate Son is a Canadian spy drama series on CBC Television about an activist woman who helped American draft dodgers cross the border into Canada during the Vietnam War. Watch the trailer of Fortunate Son

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The Spy Who Came in From The Cold
During the height of the Cold War, British spy Alec Leamas is out for revenge on the East German Intelligence Service. He poses as a faux defector on a mission of espionage to plant the seeds of misinformation within an East German officer. Based on the best-selling novel by John le Carré, this spy thriller takes aim at how the actions of espionage may not be completely in line with moral intentions of Western democracy Watch the trailer of The Spy Who Came in From The Cold

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Messiah
CREATOR: Michael Petroni
CAST: Michelle Monaghan, Mehdi Dehbi & John Ortiz
A mysterious man who appears in the modern day Middle East is thought of to be the eschatological return of 'Isa (Jesus). The man appears to be able to perform miracles and this stunning revelation forces the rest of the world into a critical questioning of faith and how to handle such a development. The CIA seeks an answer to how such a figure came to be as one CIA agent digs too deep to try to find out what the deal is with this mysterious miracle weaver. Watch the trailer of Messiah

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Treadstone
CREATOR: Tim Kring
CAST: Jeremy Irvine, Brian J. Smith & Omar Metwally
In this spin-off of the Jason Bourne movie series, the origins are revealed of the CIA black-ops program Operation Treadstone. The covert operation specializes in sleeper agents that are spread across the globe. With the legacy of the program beginning in 1973, the series follows agent John Randolph Bentley (Jeremy Irvine) and his escape from the Soviets that captured him. The show then skips ahead to the present where more agents are activated in this action-packed series. Watch the trailer of Treadstone

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Whiskey Cavalier
CREATOR: Dave Hemingson
CAST: Scott Foley, Lauren Cohan, Ana Ortiz, Tyler James Williams
Whiskey Cavalier is a 2019 Action Spy Comedy series about two CIA agents embark on missions to save the world, but have more problems with being in each others presence. Watch the trailer of Whiskey Cavalier

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Hanna
CREATOR: David Farr
CAST: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Khalid Abdalla
Joe Wright spy film Hanna gets a tv adaptation. The coming-of-age thriller about a highly trained young girl who finds out the truth about who she is, all the way being hunted by an evil CIA Agent. Watch the trailer of Hanna

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The Enemy Within
CREATOR: Ken Woodruff
CAST: Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey, Kelli Garner
The Enemy Within is a NBC production about FBI Agent Will Keaton who enlists the most notorious traitor in American history to help her hunt down a fallen spy. Watch the trailer of The Enemy Within

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Condor
CREATOR: Todd Katzberg, Ken Robinson, Jason Smilovic
CAST: Max Irons, Kristen Hager, Bob Balaban, Sam McCarthy
The lives of millions are threatened by a sophisticated plan. Joe Turner, a young CIA Analist stumbles upon it, but finds out his employer is not quite what he hoped it to be. Watch the trailer of Condor

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Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
CREATOR: Carlton Cuse
CAST: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, John Hoogenakker, Abbie Cornish
Amazon is bringing John Clancy's Jack Ryan to television. So far many movie adaptations were released, with amongst others Alec Baldwin portraying Ryan, but now John Krasinski is portraying one of the most famous fictional CIA officers of all time. RATING: 77/100

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Snowfall
CREATOR: Eric Amadio
CAST: Isaiah John, Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta
A CIA agent, at the time of te cocaine epidemic in the 80's, is trying to fund the Contras, and a whole lot more. It's a TV movie made into a show. A CIA agent,... RATING: 80/100

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Guerrilla
CREATOR: John Ridley
CAST: Freida Pinto, Babou Ceesay & Idris Elba
A take on the not very known London-based black resistance movement that operated in the 70's, and the counter-intelligence team had the purpose of suppressing them. From the writer John Ridley, who also wrote 12 Years a Slave. RATING: 85/100

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The Spy
CREATOR: Gideon Raff
CAST: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mourad Zaoui & Noah Emmerich
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad. Read more

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Bodyguard
CREATOR: Jed Mercurio
CAST: Richard Madden, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin, Ash Tandon
A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot. Read more

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Deutschland 86
CREATOR: Anna LeVine & Jörg Winger
CAST: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba
A young guy is asked to infiltrate the Army of West Germany. It soon turns out spy work is not that easy, as he struggles to protect his cover. Read more

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The Looming Tower
CREATOR: N/A
CAST: Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp
The Looming Tower is an intelligent yet controversial take on how the CIA and FBI were at odds with each other in their fight against Osama Bin Laden. It is a politically... Read more

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With shows like Homeland and The Americans, the old fashioned spy genre is back in style. Whether it is about the cold-war or mode modern modes of espionage, the genre remains relevant. We have picked the best.