We at Binged regularly give our readers carefully selected movies and series recommendations to make your weekend binge-watch experience more enjoyable. For today’s OTT recommendation, we give you a relatively unknown yet recently released spy thriller series called ‘A Spy Among Friends’. You can stream the BAFTA-nominated show in India on the SonyLIV OTT platform.
The first thing about the show ‘A Spy Among Friends’ which catches attention is the terrific lead cast. It features two underappreciated performers Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis. Guy Pearce is an Australian actor who has played roles in several Hollywood films such as ‘Memento’, ‘L.A. Confidential’, and Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’. And English actor Damian Lewis is known for his performances in ‘Band of Brothers’, ‘Homeland’, and ‘Billions’, etc.
Based on Ben Macintyre’s book of the same name and set in 1960s England, ‘A Spy Among Friends’ follows the story of Nicholas Elliot (Damian Lewis), who works for Britain’s secret intelligence service agency MI6. But he is shocked to learn that his close friend and colleague Kim Philby (Guy Pearce) is a double agent for the KGB and has apparently defected to the Soviet. The show is set in a six-episodes format.
‘A Spy Among Friends’ holds an impressive critics’ score of 94% on reviews aggregation portal Rotten Tomatoes. Moreover, on IMDb, the series has got a decent user rating of 7.3/10. In case you are still wondering whether to watch the series or not, you can first watch the show’s trailer to get a better idea. Happy Bingeing!
‘A Spy Among Friends’ Trailer –