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Espionage

Espionage TV Series

Spies, intelligence agencies and double lives.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 134 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

Homeland

★ 8.3
389K votes 96 episodes 2011–2020
Espionage · Serialized · Tense
10/10

Jack Ryan

★ 8.0
197K votes 30 episodes 2018–2023
Espionage · Adrenaline · Tense
10/10

Slow Horses

★ 8.4
162K votes 48 episodes 2022–present
Espionage · Dry humor · British TV
10/10

The Americans

★ 8.4
127K votes 75 episodes 2013–2018
Espionage · Secrets & lies
10/10

The Spy

★ 7.9
59K votes 6 episodes 2019–2019
Espionage · Tight limited run
10/10

Alias

★ 7.6
58K votes 105 episodes 2001–2006
Espionage · Mystery box
10/10

Citadel

★ 6.2
43K votes 13 episodes 2023–present
Espionage · Big-budget spectacle
10/10

The Agency

★ 7.5
37K votes 20 episodes 2024–present
Espionage · Tense · Secrets & lies
10/10

Tehran

★ 7.6
35K votes 25 episodes 2020–present
Espionage · Tense
10/10

Turn: Washington's Spies

★ 8.1
26K votes 40 episodes 2014–2017
Espionage · Real history
10/10

MI-5

★ 8.3
21K votes 86 episodes 2002–2011
Espionage · Tense · British TV
10/10

The Bureau

★ 8.7
20K votes 50 episodes 2015–2020
Espionage · Slow burn · Serialized
10/10

The Little Drummer Girl

★ 7.4
18K votes 6 episodes 2018–2018
Espionage · Stylized direction
10/10

Deutschland 83

★ 8.0
16K votes 8 episodes 2015–2015
Espionage · Period piece
10/10

Berlin Station

★ 7.6
12K votes 29 episodes 2016–2019
Espionage · Political intrigue
10/10

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

★ 8.4
11K votes 7 episodes 1979–1979
Espionage · Slow burn · British TV
10/10

Hunted

★ 7.3
10K votes 8 episodes 2012–2012
Espionage · Serialized · Tense
10/10

A Spy Among Friends

★ 7.2
9K votes 6 episodes 2022–2022
Espionage · Secrets & lies
10/10

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

★ 7.7
7K votes 105 episodes 1964–1968
Espionage · Episodic · Central duo
10/10

Seventeen Moments of Spring

★ 8.7
6K votes 12 episodes 1973–1973
Espionage · Period piece
10/10

Smiley's People

★ 8.4
6K votes 6 episodes 1982–1982
Espionage · Slow burn
10/10

The Company

★ 7.7
5K votes 6 episodes 2007–2007
Espionage · Political intrigue
10/10

The Game

★ 7.7
4K votes 6 episodes 2014–2015
Espionage · British TV
10/10

X Company

★ 7.7
4K votes 28 episodes 2015–2017
Espionage · War & military
10/10
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