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Spy/Master

TV·2023–2023·HBO Max·Drama, Thriller, Espionage·47m·6.6·Created by Kirsten Peters, Adina Sădeanu

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Spy/Master is set during the height of the Cold War and covers a week in the life of fictional character Victor Godeanu, the right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. However, Godeanu is also a secret agent for the KGB and must escape Romania and Ceaușescu before his cover is blown. With only one shot at staying alive, he uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to the United States. Helped by an undercover Stasi agent and former flame, and an up-and-coming CIA agent, Godeanu must elude the KGB and his own country's spooks, fully aware that his defection is putting his family back home in mortal danger.

Cast

Alec SecăreanuAlec SecăreanuVictor GodeanuSvenja JungSvenja JungIngrid Von WeizendorffParker SawyersParker SawyersFrank JacksonAna UlaruAna UlaruCarmen PopescuAidan McArdleAidan McArdleWalter SimpsonNico MirallegroNico MirallegroJohn MillerAlexandra BobAlexandra BobIleana Godeanu
Conor Lowson
Conor LowsonScott Dunlop

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