Category: TV/Film Projects
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Here’s What Influenced Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis’ Performances In A Spy Among Friends
Lewis and Pearce Make For a Formidable Pairing by Simon Thompson | Forbes | March 15, 2023 There is a simple explanation for why the story of Kim Philby, a British intelligence agent spying for the Russians, might seem familiar. The fascinating real-life tale has been the inspirational jumping-off point for countless characters in the…
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A Spy Among Friends: Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Playing Secret Agents
Duplicitous Characters by Maggie Boccella | Collider | March 15, 2023 Imagine finding out your best friend of nearly thirty years had completely betrayed you and everyone else they loved, for the entirety of your friendship. That’s the concept behind MGM+’s newest thriller series, A Spy Among Friends, except the tensions are racketed to an…
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Guy Pearce and Alexander Cary Video Interview: A Spy Among Friends
Why Alex Cary Cast Damian Lewis by Caitlin Tyrrell | Screen Rant | March 13, 2023 A Spy Among Friends is based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book of the same name, which examines the true story of the most infamous double agent in the Cold War. The limited series, adapted for television by Alexander Cary,…
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A Spy Among Friends: Why Damian Lewis was Surprised by the True Story
Who Is Nick Elliott? by Roxy Simons | Newsweek| March 12, 2023 Damian Lewis found making A Spy Among Friends with Guy Pearce a “surprising” experience, he told Newsweek, because of the intricacies of the real story the MGM+ drama is based on. Lewis plays Nicholas Elliott, the best friend of Pearce’s Kim Philby, who…
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Watch Episode 1 of A Spy Among Friends For Free
Episode 1 Now Streaming for Free by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | March 12, 2023 Per MGM+ website, A Spy Among Friends premieres tonight at 9:00 CST/10:00 EST, but episode one is available now for free. Episode two is in queue with subscription. Then remaining episodes drop each Sunday thereafter. Visit MGM+ here or add MGM+…
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A Spy Among Friends Places Damian Lewis in a Heady Spy Game
It’s a Role Lewis Plays Beautifully by Daniel D’Addario | Variety | March 12, 2023 The story of Kim Philby is perhaps too good to make up. The British spy, a double agent for Moscow, operated at the highest levels of the intelligence community; his ability to disseminate information to the Soviet Union, to which…
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A Spy Among Friends Brings Cold War to New Generation
“Russia Has Never Been More Topical” by Stephen Schaefer | Boston Herald | March 12, 2023 “A Spy Among Friends,†streaming Sunday on MGM+, reflects on a key chapter in post-WWII espionage history when the Cambridge Five, a quintet of Cambridge University graduates, were exposed as Russian spies. The most notorious and most damaging, guilty…
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VIDEO: Damian Lewis Takes the Spy Gadget Test
Spy Gadgets of the Cold War: Real or Fake? by MGM+Â | Twitter | March 8, 2023 Damian, Alex Cary, Anna Maxwell-Martin and Nick Murphy take the ultimate spy gadget test. Are these spy gadgets of the Cold War real or fake? Poison dart umbrella? Lipstick pistol? Poison cigarette? Camera clad pigeon? https://twitter.com/mgmplus/status/1633588583251714048?s=20 A Spy…