If you need some more spy action after that explosive Slow Horses finale, we’ve got some more nail-biting missions for you to look forward to. While we love Gary Oldman’s gang of misfits, there are some equally brilliant espionage dramas to get excited about.
From the next Slow Horses to a messy Cold War romance and a nail-biting nuclear submarine mission from Jed Mercurio, there’s a whole lot of subterfuge coming our way. Are you ready for some suspense, betrayal and deception? These are the seven outstanding spy thrillers coming to ITV, Netflix, the BBC and more.
Honey
A romcom with a Cold War twist? Yes, please! From the producers of Killing Eve, the new thriller takes us to East Berlin in 1982. Martha (Ann Skelly) is a deep-cover agent for MI6. She’s begrudgingly deployed as a honey trap, because of her gender, but she’s far smarter than her male bosses give her credit for. With endless threats and enemies, she must stay one step ahead to avoid detection. The impulsive spy finds herself at the centre of a love triangle between Friedrich (Jannis Niewöhner), the new Stasi head of counterespionage against British targets, and CIA agent Aaron Neeland (Nate Mann). He uses the alias Kurt Fischer and is reckless, arrogant and incredibly attractive. Surely this dangerous ménage à trois is destined to end badly... Honey will premiere on Saturday 14 November at 9pm on BBC One, with all episodes dropping at the same time on BBC iPlayer.
Safe Houses
From Homeland's executive producer Gideon Raff (Claire Danes playing Carrie Mathison is pictured above), this is a show fans of spy dramas can’t miss. The action kicks off in the aftermath of the killing of a high-ranking CIA officer in Madrid. Sofia Jiménez (Ana de Armas) is a fugitive agent accused of the crime and starts digging to try and clear her name. Ambassador Elizabeth Winthrop (Jennifer Connelly), the officer’s widow, investigates from the other side. As they both delve deeper into the mystery, they unravel a vast conspiracy. Safe Houses is coming to Apple TV soon. We’ll keep you updated as soon as we have an official date.
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Legacy Of Spies
No spy roundup would be complete without a le Carré adaptation, which we’re calling the next Slow Horses. The upcoming BBC thriller is based on The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and material from his 2017 novel A Legacy Of Spies. The story begins in the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall. World-weary agent-runner and British intelligence officer Alec Leamas (Charlie Hunnam) watches his last agent get shot dead and thinks the Cold War is over. Then he’s offered a new opportunity for revenge and recruits Doris Quinz (Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu), a young and vivacious East German woman, to smuggle Stasi documents into the West. Matthew Macfadyen is bringing the iconic spymaster George Smiley to life, as he operates behind the scenes. Legacy Of Spies is coming to the BBC. We’ll keep you updated here as soon as we have an official date.
The Lord’s Day
Next on our list is a nail-biting race against the clock. Based on Michael Dobbs’ novel of the same name, the action kicks off at the State Opening of Parliament. British spy Harry Jones (Damson Idris) finds himself inside the Palace of Westminster amid a lockdown. A hostage siege escalates and a desperate scramble for survival unfolds. Can Harry channel his espionage skills to become the country’s saviour? The Lord’s Day is coming to Netflix. We’ll keep you updated here as soon as we have an official release date.
Trinity
The king of nail-biting action, Jed Mercurio (Line Of Duty and Bodyguard), is serving up suspense again in a new seven-part thriller. Commander Katherine Decker (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is second-in-command aboard a nuclear submarine. When she strikes up an unlikely connection with Secretary of Defence Webb Preston (Richard Madden), she’s drawn into a dangerous top-secret mission named Trinity. She becomes increasingly torn between Webb and his agenda – is he the saviour of the world or its greatest threat? Trinity will arrive on Netflix on Tuesday 1 December.
Army Of Shadows
What if Britain was occupied by the USA? The new dystopian drama sets out to explore the idea. Inspired by Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 film and Joseph Kessel’s seminal book of the same name, we’re transported to an alternate Britain where a resistance is breaking out. Everything looks normal but is slightly off. Nobody says anything out loud, but everyone can feel the dark grip of censorship. Berry, a former soldier, begins building a secret resistance network, recruiting an unlikely team around him. If you weren’t already tempted, it’s a star-studded cast including the likes of Olivia Colman, America Ferrera, Paddy Considine and Kit Harington. Army Of Shadows is coming to Channel 4. We’ll keep you updated here as soon as we have an official start date.
Lioness
ITVX has acquired the second series of Lioness, which boasts a stellar cast made up of Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman. The all-female crew of undercover CIA agents, known as the Lionesses, infiltrate secret criminal organisations by befriending the wives and girlfriends of their members. The second chapter brings the group closer to home after a congresswoman is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel. CIA operative Joe (Zoe) recruits Captain Josephina ‘Josie’ Carrillo, an Army helicopter pilot with connections to the cartel, to go undercover. But will she escape the firing line? Lioness series 2 is coming to ITVX. We’ll update you here as soon as we have the official release date.
