Spy Film - TV Shows

TV Shows

• Danger Man (1960–1962) and (1964–1966), aka Secret Agent in the U.S.
• The Avengers (1961–1969), British Spy-fi with Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson.
• Espionage (1963), a short-lived television drama depicting espionage in various eras of history.
• The Saint (1962–1969), mystery series that became more Bond-like with future 007 Roger Moore.
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E (1964–1968), tongue-in-cheek spy adventure series.
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E (1966–1967), campy spin-off series starring Stefanie Powers.
• Amos Burke, Secret Agent (1965–1966), Burke's Law revamped to join the spy trend
• I Spy (1955-1957), dramatic spy series starring Raymond Massey.
• I Spy (1965–1968), realistic drama with comedic touches.
• The Wild Wild West (1965–1969), unique blend of spy, action, western, fantasy, sci-fi and steampunk genres.
• Get Smart (1965–1970), Mel Brooks parody of the spy genre.
• Mission: Impossible (1966–1973), (1988–1990), espionage-suspense about experts of deception who form sting-operation team.
• The Prisoner (1967), allegorical miniseries with Spy-fi elements
• Stawka większa niż życie (1967–1968)
• Callan (1967–1972)
• It Takes a Thief (1968–70) suave cat burglar (Robert Wagner) forced to work for CIA-like agency.
• Search (1972–73) Spy-fi series, agents implanted with hi-tech devices.
• Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973), Soviet drama about Soviet agent in Nazi Germany.
• The Sandbaggers (1978–1980), British Cold War drama.
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979), British miniseries from John le Carré novel.
• A Man Called Sloane (1979–80), combination of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Wild Wild West
• Reilly, Ace of Spies (1980), PBS miniseries based on real events in Russia in 1918.
• Smiley's People (1982), British miniseries from John le Carré novel; sequel to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979), both starring Alec Guinness.
• Pogranicze w ogniu (1988), Polish series about actions of Polish and German intelligence services between WW I and WW II.
• Aeon Flux (1995), MTV animated Spy-fi mini-series made into feature film in 2005.
• Spy Game (1997), failed attempt to revive the tongue-in-cheek spy concept
• La Femme Nikita (1997–2001), Peta Wilson series based on the film Nikita
• The Agency (2001–2003)
• Alias (2001–2006), starring Jennifer Garner as an undercover agent who assumes various identities.
• 24 (2001–2010), real-time action drama with Kiefer Sutherland as government agent.
• She Spies (2002–2004)
• Spooks (2002–2011), aka MI-5 in the U.S. and Canada
• L/R: Licensed by Royalty (2003)
• Burn Notice (2007–present), starring Jeffrey Donovan as a burned spy.
• The Company (2007), TV miniseries about the CIA during the Cold War from the Robert Littell book.
• Chuck (2007–2012) comedy-adventure about average guy caught up in espionage.
• The Middleman (2008), Spy-fi action-comedy about college girl recruited by a secret agency.
• M.I. High (2007–2011) The series following the adventures of three secondary school pupils who work as spies.
• Fringe (2008–2013)
• Human Target (2010–2011) action drama about a bodyguard frequently involved in espionage.
• Covert Affairs (2010–present), the story of a young female CIA agent.
• Undercovers (2010), short-lived series about husband-and-wife CIA agents.
• Nikita (2010–present), remake of the La Femme Nikita series.
• Archer (2010–present)
• Person of Interest (2011-present)
• Missing (2012)

Spy films or television series that include elements of science fiction are sometimes called Spy-fi.