Spies, Television, Thriller
TV: Tehran (Season 1)
Say what you will about its logistical verisimilitude, it’s refreshing to see a spy series both produced by and…
March 24, 2022-
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Spies, TelevisionTV: Berlin Station (Season 3)
Berlin Station launched with a bang, a complex, gripping spy drama that played out like a rich, multifaceted novel.…
July 4, 2020 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: The Bureau (Season 1)
There’s nothing top secret about my mission to watch every great spy show ever made. I’ve logged many, many…
April 20, 2020 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Queen Sono (Season 1)
The Netflix original series Queen Sono doesn’t exactly reinvent the spy thriller, but it does something else important: it…
March 21, 2020 -
Film, SpiesFilm: Cleanskin
For some reason, Cleanskin (2012) feels ancient, even though it only came out seven years ago. That says more…
December 29, 2019 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Pine Gap (Season 1)
Australia’s Pine Gap is the kind of spy show I would have utterly fallen in love with…about fifteen years…
February 12, 2019 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Season 1)
Although it probably seems like it, I’m not contractually obligated to watch every spy show ever made — it’s…
October 2, 2018 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Mossad 101 (Season 2)
After a peculiar but satisfying first season, Israeli spy series Mossad 101 reinvents itself for its second year, with…
September 14, 2018 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Mossad 101 (Season 1)
Much as I love spy shows, I almost bounced out of the Israeli spy drama Mossad 101. Its scattered,…
July 2, 2018 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Berlin Station (Season 2)
To put it mildly, my reaction to the first season of Berlin Station was ardent. Created and co-written by…
March 18, 2018 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Berlin Station (Season 1)
I’ve been shouting Olen Steinhauer’s name from the rooftops for years now, so it should surprise no one that…
April 3, 2017 -
Film, Spies, Television, ThrillerFilm: MI-5 (Spooks: The Greater Good)
One of TV’s best spy shows returns in MI-5 (aka Spooks: The Greater Good) (2015), a surprisingly effective coda to the series.…
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Drama, Spies, TelevisionTV: The Game (Season 1)
Well, points for trying, anyway. British Cold War spy series The Game (2015) takes a stab at filling a…
June 13, 2015 -
Drama, Mystery, TelevisionTV: Salamander (Mini-Series)
Sad to say, I think the new reality of the Internet Age has rather taken the teeth out of the conspiracy…
April 14, 2015 -
Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: 24: Live Another Day
Say what you will about 24, it changed the landscape of television. It changed TV so drastically, in fact,…
November 9, 2014