A Spy Among Friends is an upcoming British espionage thriller television series, starring Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis. It based on the novel of the same name by Ben Macintyre, adapted by Alex Carey.[1]
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Based on | A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre |
Written by | Alex Cary |
Directed by | Nick Murphy |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producers | Chrissy Skinns Damian Lewis |
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Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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Original release | 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) |
In England in 1963, Nicholas Elliott (Lewis) works for MI6 as an intelligence officer but is left in turmoil when he learns his close friend and colleague Kim Philby (Pearce) had been secretly working as a double agent for the KGB and has defected to the Soviet Union.
Principal photography took place in London, England and Romania, and finished in the spring of 2022.[2][3]
Broadcast on the streaming service ITVX was moved from 1 November 2022[4][5] to 8 December 2022.[6]