Tag: KGB
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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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Watch Spy Wars Episode One For Free – March 15, 2020
Spy Wars with Damian Lewis: The Man Who Saved the World (Full Episode) by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | March 15, 2020 Click here to watch video if playback below does not work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VdJi6Apepo At a time when the Cold War spying game was in full swing, Oleg Gordievsky was one of the KGB’s rising stars…and…
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Smithsonian Channel Enters the World of Global Espionage in Spy Wars with Damian Lewis – Feb 12, 2020
Official Press Release, Trailer, and Episode Guide by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | February 12, 2020 NEW SERIES HOSTED BY THE EMMY® AND GOLDEN GLOBE® WINNING ACTOR TO PREMIERE SUNDAY, MARCH 22 AT 8PM ET/PT Where to watch streaming: Hulu Live, iTunes, Amazon Prime, fuboTV (free 7-day trial), YouTube TV w/Smithsonian Channel, and Vudu. NEW YORK…
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Lewis Pulls Covers Off Espionage – Nov 4, 2019
From Espionage to History by Debashine Thangevelo | Cape Argus / IOL / International | November 4, 2019 Damian Lewis is a recognizable face on the big and small screen. Of late, he has been praised for his roles as King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall and Bobby Axelrod in Billions. He was also cast…
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Broadcasters Sign Up for A+E’s Damian Lewis: Spy Wars – Oct 11, 2019
Going Global by Joseph O’Halloran | Rapid TV News | October 11, 2019 Â -and- by Peter White | Deadline | October 11, 2019 As we head into the leading global content trade show and world’s entertainment market MIPCOM 2019Â next week, A+E Networks and A+E Networks UK have signed a slew of top international broadcasters for…
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Boarding School Creates a Mild Sociopathy That’s Helpful to the Life of Espionage – Oct 4, 2019
Damian Makes His First Documentary Spy Wars With His Brother by Lisa Campbell | iNews | October 4, 2019 Few British actors have set foot inside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, but as the star of the American spy thriller, Homeland, Damian Lewis was granted unprecedented access as part of his research. While…
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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…