The Assets
On ABC
A tense, historically grounded Cold War spy thriller centered on the personal and professional stakes of uncovering a traitor, with high paranoia and sustained investigative pressure across eight episodes.
1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole that would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US history, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth.
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Questions people ask
Is The Assets easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is The Assets scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is The Assets sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Does The Assets leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The Assets violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Assets
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Assets
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Assets, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Assets, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Assets, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
