
The Spy
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalespionagebiographyslowheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA heavy, grounded drama series: layered and sweeping. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.5 /10
TMDB · 90 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Limited Series
· 2019 · 6 episodesEpisodes (6)
1The Immigrant6 Sep 2019
Desperate to get an agent inside Syria, Mossad recruits Egyptian-born Eli and puts him through a crash course in spycraft.
2What's New, Buenos Aires?6 Sep 2019
Solidifying his cover identity in Buenos Aires, Eli makes a serendipitous connection. But his fervor puts the entire mission in jeopardy.
3Alone in Damascus6 Sep 2019
Eli makes an influential ally. Though early operations in Damascus quickly bear fruit, Dan fears Eli's bold methods will get him killed.
4The Odd Couples6 Sep 2019
Eli's mission takes a dangerous turn as he tries to report on a secret military installation. Back home, Nadia struggles to raise the children alone.
5Fish Gotta Swim6 Sep 2019
After a bloody coup, Eli insinuates himself closer to the center of Syrian power. But the emotional demands of the job take a severe toll.
6Home6 Sep 2019
While Israel prepares to strike a Syrian target identified by Eli, suspicion closes in around him. Retaliation is swift -- and ruthless.
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2019
- Episode length
- 54 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Agora Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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