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The Spy

2020 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning wartime drama that keeps you leaning in, all hushed conversations and quiet dread.

Created by
Jorge Paixão da Costa
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Daniela Ruah, Maria João Bastos, Diogo Morgado
Overview
The story of Shell, one of several spy networks operating in Portugal during the Second World War. Directed by the British who operated in Portugal between 1941 and 1942, it had a plan to destroy infrastructures and act as a counterintelligence unit in case the country was invaded by the Germans.

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Created by
Jorge Paixão da Costa
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Daniela Ruah, Maria João Bastos, Diogo Morgado
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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
  • war
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Jorge Paixão da Costa
Written by
Cláudia Clemente
Starring
Daniela Ruah, Maria João Bastos, Diogo Morgado, Adriano Carvalho, Marco D'Almeida, António Capelo, Luís Filipe Eusébio, Miro Magariños
Length
2 seasons, 15 episodes, 45 min each
Network
RTP1
Country
Portugal, Spain
Languages
Portuguese

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