Spy/Master (2023)

Directed by

Christopher Smith

Genre

drama, action & adventure

Country

Romania, Germany

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1978, a top Romanian spy decides to defect to the West, putting himself and his family in grave danger. The series follows his dangerous escape from the Soviet bloc while he tries to outmaneuver intelligence agents who are closing in on him.

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What happens

Spy/Master is a Romanian fictional Cold War spy thriller television series created by Adina Sădeanu and Kirsten Peters and starring Alec Secăreanu. Set in 1978 and filmed in Hungary and Romania, the series is loosely based on the real-life defection of Romanian spymaster Ion Mihai Pacepa. The series was produced by Mobra Films (Romania) and Proton Cinema (Hungary) for HBO Romania and Warner TV Serie and premiered on HBO Max in May 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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