Spy thriller

The series will adapt novels by John le Carré featuring legendary spy characters. The BBC has announced that it is adapting John le Carré’s classic spy novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, which was previously made into a beloved ’60s movie, as a series. Titled Legacy of Spies, the show will adapt […]

2 months ago

Reviewers are saying the series is unusual as it is a long-running show ‘that hasn’t had a drop-off in quality’. The fifth season of Slow Horses, which is undisputedly one of the best shows currently on TV, has just premiered on Apple TV+. Based on novels by British writer Mick Herron, the darkly comic spy […]

4 months ago

It’s an absolute classic. Movie fans are taken to social media to heap praise on Three Days of the Condor, one of the best spy thriller movies of all time, after the death of its star, Robert Redford. The Oscar-winner passed away on Tuesday (16 September) at the age of 89. Some of his most […]

5 months ago

Based on a classic novel, the film’s ensemble cast includes Colin Firth, Stephen Graham and Tom Hardy. Netflix is about to remove Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from its service, the star-studded 2011 version of John le Carré’s classic spy thriller novel. Set in 1970s England, the film sees the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), […]

8 months ago

Holding an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film does not appear to be available to rent or stream, so now is the time to watch it. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 3 May) is Breach, the brilliant 2007 spy thriller based on true events. Co-written and directed by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass), the […]

10 months ago

Based on a book by John le Carré (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), the film stars one of the best screen actors who ever lived in his last lead role before his untimely death. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 30 April) is A Most Wanted Man, the excellent 2014 spy thriller starring the late […]

10 months ago