TV series

The Assets

2014 · 1 season

A slow, serious spy procedural that feels like a grim history lesson, more about quiet betrayal than action.

Overview: 1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole that would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US history, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, conspiracy, isolation, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
conspiracy
isolation
loyalty
justice
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild