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Best Espionage TV shows

The greatest series ever ranked by viewer rating — weighted so a fluke never outranks the classics.

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The Americans posterViewer rating: 85%
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  1. Archer posterViewer rating: 83%
    Archer14 Seasons
  2. Homeland posterViewer rating: 82%
    Homeland8 Seasons
  3. The Night Manager posterViewer rating: 81%
    The Night Manager2 Seasons
  4. Slow Horses posterViewer rating: 81%
    Slow Horses2022
  5. Andor posterViewer rating: 80%
    Andor2022
  6. Alias posterViewer rating: 80%
    Alias5 Seasons
  7. Spooks posterViewer rating: 80%
    Spooks10 Seasons
  8. Burn Notice posterViewer rating: 80%
    Burn Notice7 Seasons
  9. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan posterViewer rating: 79%
    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan2018
  10. Rubicon posterViewer rating: 79%
    Rubicon1 Season
  11. X Company posterViewer rating: 79%
    X Company3 Seasons
  12. Le Bureau des Légendes posterViewer rating: 79%
    Le Bureau des Légendes2015
  13. Sleeper Cell posterViewer rating: 79%
    Sleeper Cell2 Seasons
  14. The Capture posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Capture3 Seasons
  15. The Terminal List: Dark Wolf posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Terminal List: Dark Wolf2025
  16. Patriot posterViewer rating: 78%
    Patriot2015
  17. Jake 2.0 posterViewer rating: 78%
    Jake 2.01 Season
  18. Mission: Impossible posterViewer rating: 78%
    Mission: Impossible7 Seasons
  19. Teşkilat posterViewer rating: 78%
    Teşkilat2021
  20. Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond posterViewer rating: 78%
    Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond1 Season
  21. The Recruit posterViewer rating: 77%
    The Recruit2022
  22. The Ipcress File posterViewer rating: 77%
    The Ipcress File2022
  23. Get Smart posterViewer rating: 77%
    Get Smart5 Seasons
  24. Lioness posterViewer rating: 76%
    Lioness3 Seasons
  25. Condor posterViewer rating: 76%
    Condor2018
  26. A Man on the Inside posterViewer rating: 75%
    A Man on the Inside2024
  27. Tehran posterViewer rating: 75%
    Tehran2020
  28. The Spy posterViewer rating: 75%
    The Spy2019
  29. The Little Drummer Girl posterViewer rating: 75%
    The Little Drummer Girl2018
  30. Chaos posterViewer rating: 75%
    Chaos1 Season
  31. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch posterViewer rating: 74%
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch2025
  32. Rabbit Hole posterViewer rating: 74%
    Rabbit Hole2023
  33. Deep State posterViewer rating: 74%
    Deep State2018
  34. Spy×Family posterViewer rating: 74%
    Spy×Family2022
  35. Spy posterViewer rating: 74%
    Spy2 Seasons
  36. Secret Service posterViewer rating: 73%
    Secret Service2026
  37. Betrayal posterViewer rating: 73%
    Betrayal2026
  38. Hamilton posterViewer rating: 73%
    Hamilton2020
  39. The Agency posterViewer rating: 72%
    The Agency2 Seasons
  40. Covert Affairs posterViewer rating: 72%
    Covert Affairs5 Seasons
  41. Berlin Station posterViewer rating: 72%
    Berlin Station3 Seasons
  42. Whiskey Cavalier posterViewer rating: 72%
    Whiskey Cavalier2019
  43. The Enemy Within posterViewer rating: 72%
    The Enemy Within2019
  44. A Spy Among Friends posterViewer rating: 72%
    A Spy Among Friends2022
  45. Beat posterViewer rating: 72%
    Beat2018
  46. The Tyrant posterViewer rating: 72%
    The Tyrant2024
  47. The Copenhagen Test posterViewer rating: 71%
    The Copenhagen Test2025
  48. Alex Rider posterViewer rating: 71%
    Alex Rider2020

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