Betrayal

Series Similar to Betrayal

If you enjoyed Betrayal, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Slow Horses

   2022 · Drama, Thriller, Espionage · returning95% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Slow Horses follows the story of a group of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 called Slough House after the big mistakes they've made that resulted in the end of their mainstream careers.This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

2. The Ipcress File

   2022 · Thriller, Espionage · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, also on ITVX.

   The Ipcress File is an enthralling and atmospheric espionage thriller set in Berlin and London during the 1960's.

3. Spooks

   2002 · Drama, Thriller, Espionage · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, highly rated (8).

   Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation.A team of agents in the British security intelligence service work to protect the U.K. from terrorists and other threats to national security. A repackaged version of the BBC series "Spooks," "MI-5" follows a counterterrorism unit based in the highly secure suite of offices called The Grid, where Harry Pearce oversees the team and deals with the often dirty politics of the spy game.

4. Rabbit Hole

   2023 · Action, Thriller, Espionage · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile.

   Private espionage operative John Weir, finds himself in the midst of a battle over the preservation of democracy in a world at odds with misinformation, behavioral manipulation, the surveillance state and the interests that control these extraordinary powers.

5. The Night Manager

   2016 · Drama, Thriller, Espionage · returning91% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Drama series based on the John le Carré novel. A hotel night manager is recruited by a government agent to infiltrate the inner circle of a ruthless arms dealer.

6. Andor

   2022 · Science-Fiction, Thriller, Espionage · ended90% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, highly rated (8).

   Andor explores a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor's journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It's an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.

7. Hamilton

   2020 · Thriller, Espionage · ended89% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile.

   In the wake of a series of bombings and cyberattacks in Stockholm, the Swedish Secret Service SÄPO is struggling to find the organization responsible for the attack. These are trying times for anyone employed in the most secretive of government jobs. Nobody knows that as well as Carl Hamilton, who has absolved years of Navy SEAL training. Having just returned to his home country, Hamilton is enlisted to rejoin an elite black-ops division of SÄPO. At the same time, he is being identified as a possible suspect by agent Kristin Ek. Haunted by his past and unbeknownst to his superiors, Hamilton is suspected to be a double agent for the CIA. After Hamilton and Kristin engage in a wild goose chase across the world to get to the bottom of the attacks, they soon discover that there are darker forces behind the bombings than the usual suspects. An organization taking advantage of fake news, xenophobia and terrorism in order to turn a profit. It's the new Cold War: As loyalties are put to the test, Hamilton is forced to choose what future is best for his country in an age where multinational business interests are the new ideologies…

8. The Honourable Woman

   2014 · Drama, Thriller, Espionage · ended89% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, hidden gem.

   The Honourable Woman tells the story of one woman's personal journey to right her father's wrongs. Featuring a stellar cast including Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal in the lead role as Nessa Stein, this compelling drama written and directed by BAFTA winning Hugo Blick (The Shadow Line) draws Nessa into a complex and dangerous world of international conspiracy and espionage.

9. A Spy Among Friends

   2022 · Drama, Thriller, Espionage · ended89% match

   Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, also on ITVX.

   A Spy Among Friends follows the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent, Kim Philby, through the lens of his complex relationship with MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott. The show examines espionage through their friendship, the fallout of which affects East-West relations to this day.

10. Spy City

    2020 · Drama, Thriller, Espionage · ended89% match

    Recommended for similar Thriller / Espionage profile, hidden gem.

    Spy City follows an English spy who is sent to Berlin in 1961 to sift out a traitor in the UK Embassy or among the Allies, shortly before the construction of the Berlin Wall. The city, declared by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev as "the most dangerous place on earth," is teeming with spies and double agents. One wrong move could trigger the looming threat of nuclear war as American, British and French troops in West Berlin remain separated from their Soviet and East German counterparts by nothing more than an imaginary line.