The best episodes of 1983

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    Shows like 1983

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    1. 01Science-Fiction·Thriller·EspionageThe best episodes of Andor2022–2025·Disney+Streaming on Disney PlusAndor explores a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor's journey to discover the difference he can make.8.0
    2. 02Science-Fiction·Thriller·EspionageThe best episodes of The Copenhagen Test2025–2025Streaming on Peacock PremiumFive minutes in the future, a first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears.7.1
    3. 03Science-Fiction·Thriller·EspionageThe best episodes of In From the Cold2022–2022Also on NetflixDuring a European vacation with her daughter, an American single mom's life is turned upside down when the CIA forces her to confront her long-buried past as a Russian spy who was also the product of a highly classified…6.5
    4. 04Science-Fiction·Thriller·DramaThe best episodes of Black Mirror2011–presentAlso on NetflixOver the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it.8.4
    5. 05Science-Fiction·Thriller·MysteryThe best episodes of The Expanse2015–2022Streaming on Amazon Prime VideoA thriller set two hundred years in the future, The Expanse follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the…8.7
    6. 06Thriller·Espionage·DramaThe best episodes of The Night Manager2016–present·BBC iPlayerStreaming on Amazon Prime VideoDrama series based on the John le Carré novel.8.1
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