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X Company

2015–2017·CBC·60 min·7.9/10
DramaWarEspionage

Five highly skilled young recruits – Canadian, American and British are torn from their ordinary lives to train as agents in an ultra-secret facility on the shores of Lake Ontario. These agents parachute behind enemy lines, where they're fair game for torture and execution. From elegant hotels to hellholes in the field, it's one risky operation after another.

Status
Ended
Language
English
Premiered
February 18, 2015
Ended
March 15, 2017

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