The Spy

About The Spy

The story of Shell, one of several spy networks operating in Portugal during the Second World War. Directed by the British who operated in Portugal between 1941 and 1942, it had a plan to destroy infrastructures and act as a counterintelligence unit in case the country was invaded by the Germans.

The Spy is a mystery series created by José de Pina and Rui Cardoso Martins made for RTP1. Its 2 seasons and 15 episodes aired between April 2020 and May 2020. That is around 8 episodes a season.

Daniela Ruah stars as Maria João Mascarenhas, Maria João Bastos as Rose Lawson, Diogo Morgado as Siegfried Brenner, and Adriano Carvalho as Wilhelm Larenz.

Shelv files it under portugal, historical, and spy. It streams on PBS in the United States.

Glória, The Spy, and The Legend of El Cid make useful companions to The Spy.