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My Own Worst Enemy

2008 · 1 season

A slick, propulsive spy thriller where the tension comes from one man never knowing which life he'll wake up in.

Created by
Jason Smilovic
Genres
Drama
Tagline
One man. Two very different lives
Overview
My Own Worst Enemy is an American television drama that aired on NBC in 2008. It premiered on October 13 and ended on December 15 after 9 episodes. The series was produced by Universal Media Studios. Jason Smilovic was the executive producer; David Semel was the director and executive producer. The final episode ended with a cliff-hanger, and the major plot lines ended without resolution. The series followed the life of American secret agent Edward Albright and his cover, Henry Spivey, who had no knowledge of his double life. Albright, played by Christian Slater, was implanted with a chip allowing his handlers to physically switch Albright's personality to that of his cover. However, in the pilot episode, there was a malfunction which caused Albright's personalities to switch at random, revealing his secret life to his alias. Henry was then thrown into the highly dangerous life of Edward, with no real way for the two to communicate except through short cell phone video messages.
How it feels
Tense, dark and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Identity, deception, conspiracy, family
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Jason Smilovic
Written by
Daniel Knauf, Rafe Judkins
Starring
Christian Slater, Mike O'Malley, Saffron Burrows, Mädchen Amick, Alfre Woodard, Omid Abtahi, Dimitri Diatchenko, Sarai Givaty
Length
1 seasons, 9 episodes, 60 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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