Tag: British Intelligence
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Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce Lead Cold War Limited Series ‘A Spy Among Friends’
A Ginger Biscuit Entertainment Production by Peter White | Deadline | October 6, 2021 Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce are to lead the line of limited drama series A Spy Among Friends. Spectrum Originals and BritBox UK have ordered the adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s book to series. It comes over a year after Deadline first…
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Damian Lewis Poised To Star In Cold War Limited Series – July 7, 2020
A Spy Among Friends by Jake Kanter, Peter White, Nellie Andrea | Deadline | July 7, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Billions’ Damian Lewis is in negotiations to headline and executive produce a limited series adaptation of bestselling Cold War espionage thriller A Spy Among Friends for Spectrum Originals and UK streamer BritBox. The six-episode A Spy Among…
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Wall Street Journal Review: Spy Wars With Damian Lewis – March 19, 2020
Espionage in the Spotlight by Dorothy Rabinowitz | The Wall Street Journal | March 19, 2020 Smithsonian Channel’s series tells shockingly true stories of the clandestine variety. In 1968, a loyal officer of the KGB is so shaken by the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia that he becomes an operative for British and American intelligence—one, “Spy…
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Spy Wars: TV Real Interview – Oct 3, 2019
Spies Next Door by Mansha Daswani | TV Real, World Screen | October 3, 2019 Damian Lewis talks to TV Real about what appealed to him about the docudrama, which is being rolled out by A+E Networks. Lewis already knew a fair bit about espionage before signing on to executive produce and present the A+E…
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The Real Stories Behind Some of the World’s Most Intriguing Espionage Cases – Sept 27, 2019
Spy Wars: kNOw More Secrets by Nicole Lampert | Weekend Magazine | September 27, 2019 Damian Lewis thinks he would probably make a good spy, partly because of his schooling. Some of Britain’s best known spies – and traitors – went to public school, and the Eton- educated actor isn’t surprised. ‘If you’re sent away…
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Spy Wars Teaser Trailers, Air Dates, and Episode Titles/Descriptions – Aug 21, 2019
I Spy With My Little Eye… by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | August 21, 2019 UK’s History Channel has updated their website to indicate Damian Lewis: Spy Wars will air it’s first of eight episodes on Monday, October 7, 2019! The factual series will reveal the remarkable true stories behind some of the most gripping and…