The incisive political drama offered a cutthroat view of rising to the top, remaining an ugly gem even as it dropped its star Kevin Spacey and turned its focus completely on world-class sociopath (and President) Claire Underwood. It’s been ten years since House of Cards debuted on Netflix, marking a huge shift in what used to be a company that mailed you DVDs of The Mask that you promised to mail back. Spy or not, this show still sits squarely within the same meat-and-potatoes, mainstream-appealing arena as the similarly-toned The Night Agent, so expect the binging to happen, along with the nostalgia associated with seeing Russell back on TV.Ĭast: Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Corey Stoll, Kate Mara, Kristen Connolly, Rachel Brosnahan, and Mahershala Ali Here, Russell portrays a career-consumed diplomat who’s also struggling to maintain a complicated marriage. The Diplomat: Keri Russell isn’t quite an anxiety-provoking spy in this series, but this show does call back her old FX stomping grounds. The show continually proves what our great-grandparents always said: life is tough and sex is funny.Ĭast: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Rory Kinnear, Ali Ahn Anderson is a phenomenal anchor, of course, but the young cast is outstanding, and the writing manages to navigate the thorniest issues with grace and massive laughs. What started as the story of an awkward boy, embarrassed that his mother is a sex therapist, giving sex advice to his classmates has morphed into a gorgeous ensemble of people reaching out to touch someone. Genre:Comedy, Sex Comedy, Drama, Coming-Of-AgeĪfter three seasons, this sweet, raunchy comedy hasn’t lost a step. As a bonus, there’s a sci-fi bent that adds a dash of fun to the heart-pounding action.Ĭast: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Conor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Mimi Keene, Aimee Lou Wood, Patricia Allison, Tanya Reynolds, and Mikael Persbrandt Jenny aka Anya aka The Whisper has little choice but to help them out, but her past quickly catches up with her, complicating her new mission and threatening to end the life she’s built outside of her spy craft. Instead, they offer her an outstanding deal to either help them track down a new assassin or face life behind thick, thick bars. Jenny Franklin has a ton on her plate: she’s newly divorced, has to chaperone her daughter and a bunch of teens on an international trip, and the CIA thinks she’s the legendary Soviet spy nicknamed “The Whisper.” That last part is true, which is good for her because the CIA was going to kill her if she wasn’t. Genre:Action Thriller, Conspiracy, Sci-FiĪs you might guess from the le Carre-evoking title, this spy story cares as much about the human pawns as it does the labyrinthine plot. Cast: Margarita Levieva, Cillian O’Sullivan, Lydia Fleming, Charles Brice, Alyona Khmelnitskaya, and Stasya Miloslavskaya
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