TV series

Striking Ray

2025 · 1 season

A slow-burning Cold War spy drama that keeps you leaning in, with quiet tension and a pervasive sense of mistrust.

Overview: The KGB of the USSR is alarmed by the CIA's attempts to penetrate the secrets of the laboratory of Nobel laureate Nikolai Basov, which develops lasers for missile defense. KGB Colonel Valentin Simagin recruits Kim Nikanorov, a former laboratory employee turned currency speculator. It should become a channel of disinformation for Americans about the laboratory's activities.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, conspiracy, power, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
conspiracy
power
betrayal
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild