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The Veil

2024 · 1 season

A taut, talky spy drama that keeps you leaning in, parsing every glance and lie as two women circle each other across Europe.

Created by
Steven Knight
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Dali Benssalah
Tagline
Behind every lie is a truth waiting to be told.
Overview
Two women play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Steven Knight
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Dali Benssalah
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • deception
  • identity
  • conspiracy
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

Stream
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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Steven Knight
Written by
Steven Knight
Starring
Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Dali Benssalah, Thibault de Montalembert, Josh Charles, Joshua Reid, James Purefoy, Dan Wyllie
Music
Jon Opstad
Cinematography
Bonnie Elliott, Stuart Biddlecombe
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Hulu
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, French

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