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- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary In the 1960s, Mossad agent Eli Cohen (Sacha Baron Cohen) infiltrates Syrian society and becomes friends with military leaders in this six-part limited series based on the real life of the Israeli spy written by Gideon Raff and Max Perry.
Created By: Gideon Raff
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
The Spy
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 6, 2019
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7.0
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Summary In the 1960s, Mossad agent Eli Cohen (Sacha Baron Cohen) infiltrates Syrian society and becomes friends with military leaders in this six-part limited series based on the real life of the Israeli spy written by Gideon Raff and Max Perry.
Created By: Gideon Raff
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
68
69% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
31% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Sometimes it takes an ordinary thriller or procedural to make an extraordinary point. The Spy offers entertaining proof of this.
“The Spy” is gripping drama. Its creators have a satisfying grasp of the truth that there’s little so terrifying as the clickety-clack of a hero-spy tapping out urgent intelligence messages in his lonely room as the enemy’s surveillance team drives around tracking the sound.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 User Ratings
7.0
64% Positive
34 Ratings
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25% Mixed
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11% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 User Ratings
7.0
64% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
25% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
11% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
There are not so many TV shows that I was proud to recommend to my relatives but "The Spy" is one of them. Sacha Baron Cohen is shockingly good in this picture this is the reason why I liked it a lot. The story is very important. It has to be known because for me it was a nonsense why do the nations living so close to each other have so many differences in their vision and relations. Glad that this series exists. Really one of the best I've ever seen.
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“The Spy” is a compelling albeit uneven limited series that offers a unique character study of a spy, and in this case, a true chameleon.
The Spy won’t necessarily convince you that Baron Cohen will, like Robin Williams or Jim Carrey before him, prove to be just as potent at playing serious as he was going for belly laughs. But it’s a promising start if he wants to start disappearing into characters whose goals are more dangerous than a prank.
The Spy never quite manages to rise to the level of its excellent lead actors, but ends up being a satisfying depiction of one of the more unusual success stories of international espionage.
For a show that is both thoughtful and appropriately cynical about Israeli intelligence services—the Mossad’s concern for the nation turns even its most effective and devoted citizens into expendable cogs—it is surprisingly gentle to Cohen, a gentleness that becomes indistinguishable from shallowness, a spoiled sort of kindness.
Any spy worth their salt has to be able to present different sides to different people, of course. The role gives [Baron Cohen] too little of those scenes, favoring a domestic drama that grounds the show and robs the star of a weapon he has a unique ability to deploy. As a spy drama, the series is as plodding as its title, reminding the audience of more soaring efforts and lending incident but not enough interest.
Incredible styling and cinematography (exaggerated creative use of filters) ... fascinating story.
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a bit of propaganda and a bit of misleading information.. but this is a film, series, not a documentary. So I respect the choice here. About film, I should begin with the magnificent play of "Eli Cohen". Well acted! Really well! I didn`t know the story of Eli Cohen, and didn`t read about the film, history, Syrian-Israel relationship during 60s. So, I didn`t research about the film and started to watch because I had time due to unexpected holiday by corona-virus. I had watched and till the second episodes I didn`t film that it was gonna into fantastic drama&thriller. Yeaah, and as well as cinematography, storytelling was done smoothly. at the end, I couldn`t pass the fact that every episodes of being 1 hour film was also really suitable for me to watch. You can't go wrong with this one and it is definitely a story that deserves to be heard.
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Production Company:
- Légende Films
- Agora Films
- Netflix
- Umedia
- uFund
Initial Release Date: Sep 6, 2019
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Location Managers Guild International Awards (LMGI)
• 1 Nomination