Posted on 06/15/2019 11:40:40 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
Of late I have been watching what I consider to be some pretty good spy shows. So I am going to list them.
I have ROKU and most of these I found available on streaming channels.
Epix Channel:
Here is found two really good shows worth watching:
"Berlin Station" series set in modern Berlin of the CIA station there.
"Deep State": Modern day spy series set in the U.S., England, and the Middle East. The plot is pretty believable and concerns the Military Industrial Complex.
On Showtime I have been binge watching "Homeland". Great show and plot, I have just finished watching the first two seasons and have been riveted. It is my understanding the last couple of seasons got a little to PC and such.
On Amazon I found a real jewel called "The Game". It is a period spy series set in the 1970's England and concerns a hunt for a mole in MI5. The actors are great and story very well done.
There is another one I found on Amazon to buy called "Counterpart" that is on the Starz channel. It's about a hapless UN employee who discovers the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension that's in Cold War with our own, and where his other self is a top spy. The war slowly heats up thanks to spies from both sides.
Season three, four and five are well worth watching. I think the leftward turn took place in season six.
Don’t watch “What/If” with Renee Zellweger. It was like a Lifetime movie. It was recommended on another page and I ended up watching the whole thing just because I was curious about how they were going to end it.
Watch “The Bureau” on Netflix by far the best most realistic spy series ever.
It’s about a group in the French Secret Service (DGSE - General Directorate of External Security) that handles non-embassy operations. Their relationship with CIA is particularly interesting.
The first three seasons were great ended well, the fourth season seems very “ad hoc”! I haven’t bothered with it.
I remember that one and it was excellent.
Fairly Secret Army.
I always enjoyed “I Spy” and I wish they would have perfected the shoe phone. It was like watching a documentary.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
bfl
There’s a Turkish show on Netflix - “The Protector” about a guy in Istanbul whose mission is to protect the city from the Immortals.
Gorgeous scenery, good acting and well done.
I really liked Turn.
Fascinating, they still don’t know who # 6 is to this day.
Interesting.
Turkey has long fascinated me as a crossroads between east and west.
Beautiful country
The Avengers...Diana Rigg yes, Honor Blackman not so much.
Not a spy series but I love inspector Morse
Have you been there? I like the place too.
Pretty good.
”Deception, betrayal, and secret back-door plotting are all part of the game.”
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.