Spy series involve plots in which secret agents face high-stakes challenges, international secrets, and political conspiracies.
Do you like series like this? Then take a look at our list of eight productions about spies or espionage available on major streaming services.
Spy series to watch on streaming services
Blending suspense, adventure and comedy, “Recruit” is a Netflix original spy series.
The plot follows Owen Hendricks, a lawyer recently hired by the CIA. Her life takes an unexpected turn when a former agency informant threatens to reveal compromising secrets if she is not released from prison.
This situation drags Owen into dangerous international conflicts. The series features Noah Centineo and Laura Haddock in the cast.
The miniseries “The Spy” is inspired by true events. The series is an adaptation of the life of the main spy of the Mossad, the Israeli national intelligence agency, Eli Cohen.
Sacha Baron Cohen, an actor and comedian known for his characters such as Borat and Ali G, plays Cohen.
The action thriller series “The Night Agent” is a Netflix original. The plot follows FBI agent Peter Sutherland, who finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy within the White House.
While monitoring an emergency call, he finds himself embroiled in an espionage case at the highest levels of the US government. The series features Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan in the cast.
An original work on Amazon Prime Video, “Citadel” is a mega-produced spy series.
In the storyline, the Citadel spy agency is overthrown by an organization called Manticore. Agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra) have had their memories wiped and are in hiding.
Eight years later, a former colleague of Mason’s (Stanley Tucci) gets in touch, needing help.
One of the most critically acclaimed series of recent years is “The Americans.” The Attraction is a spy drama set during the Cold War.
The story follows two KGB agents who, under false identities, live like a typical couple in a suburban neighborhood in the United States. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys bring the protagonists to life.
The spy series “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” is inspired by the film of the same name starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
The plot follows two strangers who are hired as spies and live undercover as a couple. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star in the show.
The action-comedy series “Chuck” follows the title character, a nerd who, when he opens an email, has secret government data recorded in his brain.
This leads to the CIA and NSA sending an agent from each team to protect Chuck, who ends up getting involved in espionage missions. The cast includes Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski and Adam Baldwin.
Critically acclaimed, “Homeland” is an award-winning spy series. Claire Danes plays Carrie Mathison, a CIA agent with bipolar disorder.
In the plot, Carrie believes that Sergeant Nicholas (Damian Lewis), a prisoner of war rescued by the US government, may have converted to the enemy side.
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