Spooks
A tense, twisty procedural that keeps you on edge with moral dilemmas and sudden shocks.
Tense, dark, brisk · about conspiracy and betrayal
Deutschland 83
A taut, chilly plunge into Cold War paranoia, where every warm room hides a listening device and every smile is a calculation.
About 2015 German television series
Genres drama, espionage
Created by Anna Winger
Written by Anna Winger
Starring Maria Schrader, Sonja Gerhardt, Sylvester Groth, Alexander Beyer, Ulrich Noethen, Jonas Nay, Lisa Tomaschewsky, Ludwig Trepte
Music Reinhold Heil
Length 1 seasons, 8 episodes, 42 min each
Network RTL, Sundance TV
Country Germany
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