Spy City

After a defector is murdered, British agent Fielding Scott is assigned to track down a mole in his own ranks in 1961 Berlin. His investigation leads him into a deadly web of crime, betrayal and paranoia. Who can Scott trust in the city of spies?

Spy City (2020) is a German-produced limited series created by William Boyd for MagentaTV, a six-episode miniseries of roughly forty-eight minutes per episode. British agent Fielding Scott (Dominic Cooper) is sent into divided 1961 Berlin after a defector is murdered, with a mission to unmask a mole hidden inside his own service. The engine of the show is his hunt: every lead pulls him deeper into a web of crime, betrayal and rival intelligence networks, and every ally he questions might be the traitor. Johanna Wokalek plays Ulrike Faber and Leonie Benesch plays Eliza Hahn, two women whose loyalties remain uncertain as Scott's investigation tightens. Episodes are built around interrogations, back-alley meetings, and shifting alliances in a city where walls and checkpoints shape every movement. Told as one continuous story across its six episodes, the series is a tense, paranoid spy thriller with a sober, wintry atmosphere and a steady, morally murky tone. Fans of Deutschland 83, The Spy and The Night Manager will find resonance in its cold war intrigue and its portrait of espionage as a corrosive, distrustful trade.

Audience reception is mixed, with a modest rating for this single German-produced espionage miniseries.

• Deutschland 83shared cold war espionage paranoia and mole hunt tension
• The Spyshared british spy protagonist in cold war berlin atmosphere
• The Night Managershared postwar european intrigue and layered betrayal plotting

Created by

William Boyd

Release Date

2020-12-03

Episode runtime

48 min

Rating

6.9 / 10 (89)

What is Spy City about?

A British agent in 1961 Berlin hunts a mole in his own ranks after a defector is murdered.

What is Spy City like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Spy City as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Spy City violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Spy City as moderate.

What did critics think of Spy City?

Audience reception is mixed, with a modest rating for this single German-produced espionage miniseries.

Which shows are like Spy City?

Shows with a similar feel include Deutschland 83, The Spy, and The Night Manager.

How long is Spy City?

Spy City: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is Spy City still running?

No, Spy City has ended.

Where can I watch Spy City?

In United States, Spy City streams on Kanopy.