The Sleepers

The Sleepers

Created by Ondřej Gabriel, Ivan Zachariáš

On HBO Europe

20191 season6 episodes60 min6.5 / 10

A tense, paranoid spy thriller set during the Velvet Revolution where a woman's search for her vanished husband becomes entangled with Cold War intrigue and political upheaval.

In this spy thriller, Marie and her husband Victor return from exile to Czechoslovakia on the cusp of the Velvet Revolution — but when the couple gets in a car accident, Marie wakes up from a coma to find her husband mysteriously gone.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Sleepers sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.

  • Is The Sleepers easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.

  • Is The Sleepers scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.

  • Does The Sleepers leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.

  • Is The Sleepers 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.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity49

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love46

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Sleepers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Sleepers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Sleepers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Sleepers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Sleepers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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