Shows Like A Spy Among Friends
If you liked A Spy Among Friends (2022), a war & politics and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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War and Remembrance (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and war & politicsFollowing the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate the personal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific…
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Slow Horses (2022)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaFollow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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Band of Brothers (2001)
★ 8.6/10Also drama and war & politicsDrawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As…
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The Sympathizer (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and war & politicsNear the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to…
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The Night Manager (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaFormer British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner…
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The Spy (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaIn the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
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Condor (2018)
★ 7/10Also dramaYoung CIA analyst Joe Turner has his idealism tested when he learns that the CIA has been using an algorithm he developed to spy on American citizens, leading the organization to a terrorist plot that threatens the…
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Homeland (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and war & politicsCIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her…
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The Night Agent (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaBrought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
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Lioness (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and war & politicsCruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness…
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The Terminal List (2022)
★ 8/10Also dramaNavy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons he's learned…
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Fool Me Once (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaWhen ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.
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The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and war & politicsBrilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic.
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X Company (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaAn emotionally-driven character drama, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of WWII espionage and covert operations. It follows the stories of five highly skilled young recruits - Canadian, American and British…
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Treason (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaAn MI6 deputy's bright future takes a sharp turn after a reunion with a Russian spy forces him to question his entire life.
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All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA blind French girl and a young German soldier's paths collide during WWII.
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Zero Day (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and war & politicsA former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.
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Masters of the Air (2024)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and war & politicsDuring World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
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Emergence (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaA police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the…
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Citadel (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaWhat if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn't know they were a spy? Years ago, the top agents of Citadel, Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, had their minds wiped. But, they're called back to action as sinister forces…