The Spy
TV Series2019 · 1 season · 6 episodes · Ended

The Spy

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalespionagebiographyslowheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA heavy, grounded drama series: layered and sweeping. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 90 votes

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Season

Limited Series

· 2019 · 6 episodes
Episodes (6)
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2019
Episode length
54 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Agora Films
Taste scores
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