The 10 Best Spy Shows of All Time, Ranked

From hit series like The Americans to underrated gems like Counterpart, the best of spy television represents the medium at its most exciting.

December 1, 2024 · 1 min · 45 words · Victoria Phillips

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The 10 Best Spy Shows of All Time, Ranked

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Sydney Birstow (Jennifer Garner) wears a blue wig and a black collar as she goes undercover with Michael Vaughn (Michael Vartan) in ‘Alias’ (2001-2006).

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Kiefer Sutherland in 24

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Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) protects a civilian by brandishing a gun at people offscreen in ‘Homeland’

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Cassian Andor (played by actor Diego Luna), sporting a beard and heavy jacket, walks the streets of Ferrix in Andor.

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Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine looks out the window of a private jet in ‘The Night Manager’

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Howard Silk (J.K. Simmons) is sitting at the train station talking on the phone in ‘Counterpart.'

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Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Phillip Jennings (Matthew Rhys) looking pensive in The Americans

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