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TURN: Washington's Spies

2014–2017 · 4 seasons

Slow, brooding cloak-and-dagger tension in muddy colonial towns, where every friendship feels like a possible trap.

Created by: Craig Silverstein
Genres: War & politics, Drama
Starring: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Heather Lind

Tagline: Pledge defiance.
Overview: The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.

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Created by: Craig Silverstein
Genres: War & politics, Drama
Starring: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Heather Lind

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
loyalty
war
identity
conspiracy
Places: small town
countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: war & politics, drama
Created by: Craig Silverstein
Written by: Andrew Colville, LaToya Morgan, Aïda Mashaka Croal, Scott Gunnison Miller
Starring: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, Samuel Roukin, JJ Feild
Length: 4 seasons, 40 episodes
Network: AMC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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