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The Assets

Summary CIA-counterintelligence-analyst-turned-soviet-spy Aldrich Ames (Paul Rhys) tries to stay one step ahead of CIA agents Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker) and Jeanne Vertefuille (Harriet Walter), who want to stop the person responsible for the leaks before they endanger more people in this eight-episode miniseries based on the book "Circle of ...

  • 2014
  • ABC
  • 2014
  • ABC

The Assets

Season 1 Premiere: 2014
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
58
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 17 User Ratings
5.8
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Summary CIA-counterintelligence-analyst-turned-soviet-spy Aldrich Ames (Paul Rhys) tries to stay one step ahead of CIA agents Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker) and Jeanne Vertefuille (Harriet Walter), who want to stop the person responsible for the leaks before they endanger more people in this eight-episode miniseries based on the book "Circle of ...

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Metascore
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
58
33% Positive
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60% Mixed
9 Reviews
7% Negative
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91
Dec 31, 2013
The Assets isn't flashy, but boy, is it effective. It just grinds away, laying down intriguing details of "asset" care and feeding, made vivid through determined performances and intense crescendos.
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 30, 2013
Rhys and Whittaker are terrific and the two big reasons to watch the series.... Speaking of assets, credibility of the story is nicely enhanced by muted cinematography and art direction, emphasizing that catching spies is done by nondescript men and women who lead seemingly normal lives and work in under-decorated offices deciphering codes and other information.
By David Wiegand FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 2, 2014
Not a brilliant effort, but worth a look.
By Joanne Ostrow FULL REVIEW
58
Mar 27, 2014
In Assets, I wanted more about Ames and his motives--and maybe that will come later--but this is Grimes’ story, right down to how her job affected her home life.
By Jeff Korbelik FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 2, 2014
The Assets is uneven, with some excellent scenes and quite a few bad ones.
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 2, 2014
he only time The Assets comes alive is when the focus falls on the soon-to-be-notorious turncoat Ames, a compellingly twitchy Paul Rhys.... The Assets reduces the complex world of espionage to laughably simplistic terms.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
25
Dec 31, 2013
The Assets just can’t get untracked, lumbering through its first two hours without any sense of purpose, style or urgency.
By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW

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5.8
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24% Negative
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Production Company:
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  • Lincoln Square Productions
Initial Release Date: 2014
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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