Gonna finish off Ghosts of Beirut tonight. Really liking it, and these type is shows in general. Anybody have any suggestions?

Here’s some I’ve seen that I liked.

Berlin Station

Turn

Sleeper Cell

The Americans

HOMELAND

Jack Ryan

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    The Diplomat has a decent amount of spy action. You get a glimpse of the diplomatic and political processes that occur alongside intelligence-gathering as well.

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    Some that I have enjoyed:

    • A Spy Among Friends
    • Slow Horses
    • The Ipcress File (both the recent TV show and the 1965 film are great)
    • Traitors (2019)
    • The Night Manager
    • London Spy
    • The Game (2014)
    • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (both the TV show from 1979 and the 2011 film are great)
    • Smiley’s People
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    So, no TV shows, so immediate fail, but Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a wonderful film if you haven’t seen it before. Bit of a slow burn though. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. though, much less grounded, but more action packed.

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      Both are absolutely wonderful! Tinker Tailor is of course classic and a very good adaptation of the book.

      Regarding The Man From U.N.C.L.E., I went in blind and really enjoyed it. As you say, it’s more an action movie than a nitty gritty spy film, but it’s a lot of fun!

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    Two absolute essentials:

    Counterpart - You get not one but two JK Simmons, what’s not to love about that?

    The Prisoner - the apex of psychedelic sixties British spy goofiness, it’s also a direct ancestor of mystery box shows like Lost

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    You gotta check out The Third Man. It’s old, buts it’s SO GOOD. Orson Welles is the bad guy.

    It’s a movie not a show, but I’ll leave this here anyway.

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    In addition to what others have said, I’d also recommend:

    The Bodyguard

    Reacher (Prime Show)

    Person of Interest

    The Looming Tower

    Counterpart

    Chuck