Tag: Nicholas Elliott
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A Spy Among Friends Review: An Elegant Cold War Thriller
A Talky Espionage Caper by Manuel Betancourt | AV Club | March 8, 2023 The title for A Spy Among Friends, last year’s British thriller that makes its MGM+ premiere on March 12, intentionally flirts with the glaring tension its narrative rests on. The spy genre, after all, depends on a timeless mantra—“trust no oneâ€â€”that…
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How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?
Jazzy Spy Craft by Staff | New York Times | March 9, 2023 A Spy Among Friends begins Sunday on MGM+. The personal is political in this juicy period drama, based on a true story about two British spies (played by Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce) who form an intimate friendship over decades – except…
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In A Spy Among Friends, B.F.F. Betrayal at an International Level
A Twisty MGM+ Series by Roslyn Sulcas | New York Times | March 3, 2023 A twisty MGM+ series tells the story of Kim Philby, a British agent secretly working for the Soviet Union, and Nicholas Elliott, his closest friend. Stream beginning March 12. “Why wasn’t he in custody?†asks the MI5 officer Lily Thomas.…
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Damian Lewis Was Guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
A Spy Among Friends and Billions by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | February 27, 2023 Damian guest appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for S8, E81 on Monday, February 27, 2023 to promote the upcoming US release of his mini-series A Spy Among Friends available to stream on MGM+ beginning March 12. But Damian…
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A Spy Among Friends Cast Previews the Real-Life “Brilliantly Interesting” Friendship
Preview: Riveting Cat-and-Mouse Conversations by Kate Hahn | TV Insider | February 24, 2023 If you learned your closest friend was a spy, would you help him evade justice? That’s the looming question in A Spy Among Friends, a slow-burn adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s nonfiction bestseller about an infamous U.K. traitor. The limited series opens…
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A Spy Among Friends MGM+ Official Trailer
Espionage Series Hits MGM+ in March by Charles Barfield | The Playlist | February 2, 2023 Being a spy requires a lot of discretion. You have to not only keep most of what you do at work a secret, but you sometimes even have to lie to those closest to you to protect that work.…
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A Spy Among Friends: The Making of the Espionage Drama
Two Lifelong Friends, One Double Agent by Michael Pickard | Drama Quarterly | January 13, 2023 Stars Damian Lewis and Anna Maxwell Martin join the team behind A Spy Among Friends to discuss the making of this ITVX espionage drama, which is based on the true story of two lifelong friends and British spies –…
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Damian Lewis Attends Television Critics Association Panel for A Spy Among Friends
MGM+ Unveils A Spy Among Friends at TCA Winter Press Tour by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | January 10, 2023 For the first time in three years since the pandemic, the in-person Television Critics Association press tour returned. The event was held at The Langham, Huntington in Pasadena, California beginning Monday, January 9, 2023. Not all…