Is The Spy easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 88% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 84% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 64% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Spy

Name: The Spy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019
Rating: 7.388
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, Alexander Siddig, Waleed Zuaiter

Created by Gideon Raff

On Netflix

20191 season6 episodes54 min7.4 / 10

A tense, historically grounded espionage thriller that follows one man's psychological unraveling across years of deep cover in enemy territory.

In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.

Clusters

History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Spy Based On Novel Or Book Mossad Secret Mission Espionage Politics Based On True Story Miniseries Historical 1960s Male Spy Political Thriller

Where to watch

StreamNetflix, PBS Masterpiece

Questions people ask

Is The Spy easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Is The Spy sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Does The Spy leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is The Spy scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is The Spy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% of series.

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.