The Company You Keep
All is fair in love and lies.
Created by Phil Klemmer, Julia Cohen
On ABC
A romantic thriller built on mutual deception between a con man and an undercover agent, where professional collision threatens personal connection.
A night of passion leads to love between con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma, who are unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the ‘family business’ so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in-hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences.
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Questions people ask
Is The Company You Keep scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is The Company You Keep easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Does The Company You Keep leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The Company You Keep violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of series.
Is The Company You Keep sad? 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.
Familiar shape, done well.
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 Company You Keep
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Company You Keep
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Company You Keep, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Company You Keep, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Company You Keep, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
