Written by: Michael Lesslie and Claire WilsonGermany, 1979. When a bomb goes off in the diplomatic quarter of Bonn, senior Israeli intelligence agent Martin Kurtz flies in to investigate. In Greece a fiery and brilliant young actress is drawn into a high-stakes game of international espionage by a mysterious stranger. Adapted from John le Carré's spy novel.
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Where can I watch it?
US: AMC | November 19 9/8c
UK: BBC | Sundays 9 pm | first three episodes currently available on iPlayer
Nordics: CMORE | December 13
France: Canal+ | first three episodes currently available on myCanal
Australia: BBC First | November 14
Florence Pugh | Alexander Skarsgård | Simona Brown
Michael Shannon | Lubna Azabal | Amir Khoury
The Guardian: "It's all brilliantly, beautifully done and the dialogue sounds as good as everything else looks" [4/5]
Indiewire: Park Chan-wook Delivers an Alluring Thriller [A-]
The Independent: a beautiful and oddly disconcerting piece of filmmaking [5/5]
Variety: directed with near-fetishistic glee by Park ... this is international intrigue to bathe in rather than hurriedly binge
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