The Assets

Name: The Assets
Genre: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure, Suspense
Released: January 2, 2014
Rating: 58
Cast: Stuart Milligan, Ralph Brown, Julian Ovenden, Christina Cole, Noel Clarke

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ABC | Release Date: January 2, 2014

Starring: Stuart Milligan, Ralph Brown, Julian Ovenden, Christina Cole, Noel Clarke, John Lynch, Paul Rhys, Harriet Walter, Jodie Whittaker, Lex Shrapnel, Catalina Denis, Goran Kostic, Jonjo O'Neill

Summary: CIA-counterintelligence-analyst-turned-soviet-spy Aldrich Ames (Paul Rhys) tries to stay one step ahead of CIA agents Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker) and Jeanne Vertefuille (Harriet Walter), who want to stop the person responsible for the leaks before they endanger more people in this eight-episode miniseries based on the book "Circle ofCIA-counterintelligence-analyst-turned-soviet-spy Aldrich Ames (Paul Rhys) tries to stay one step ahead of CIA agents Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker) and Jeanne Vertefuille (Harriet Walter), who want to stop the person responsible for the leaks before they endanger more people in this eight-episode miniseries based on the book "Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed."… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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S1:E8. Avenger
Air Date: August 3, 2014
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S1:E8. Avenger
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S1:E7. The Straw Poll
Air Date: August 3, 2014

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Diane Werts

Dec 31, 2013

Season 1 Review: The Assets isn't flashy, but boy, is it effective. It just grinds away, laying down intriguing details of "asset" care and feeding, made vivid through determined performances and intense crescendos. Read full review

David Wiegand

Dec 30, 2013

Season 1 Review: Rhys and Whittaker are terrific and the two big reasons to watch the series.... Speaking of assets, credibility of the story is nicely enhanced by muted cinematography and art direction, emphasizing that catching spies is done by nondescript men and women who lead seemingly normal lives and work in under-decorated offices deciphering codes and other information. Read full review

Sonia Saraiya

Jan 2, 2014

Season 1 Review: It’s got some of the same appeal [as Scandal], but at its core, it’s a strong spy thriller with a few fascinating characters, not a splashy nighttime soap. And that’s okay. Read full review

Jeff Korbelik

Mar 27, 2014

Season 1 Review: In Assets, I wanted more about Ames and his motives--and maybe that will come later--but this is Grimes’ story, right down to how her job affected her home life. Read full review

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Jan 9, 2014

Season 1 Review: The series, unevenly written, frequently given to strange tonal lapses, is nevertheless lively, its dramatization of events abetted by its setting. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Jan 2, 2014

Season 1 Review: The Assets is uneven, with some excellent scenes and quite a few bad ones. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Dec 31, 2013

Season 1 Review: The Assets just can’t get untracked, lumbering through its first two hours without any sense of purpose, style or urgency. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 2, 2014
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  S1:E8. Avenger
  Air Date: August 3, 2014
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  S1:E8. Avenger
  Air Date: August 3, 2014
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  S1:E7. The Straw Poll
  Air Date: August 3, 2014
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  S1:E7. The Straw Poll
  Air Date: August 3, 2014
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  S1:E6. Small Useless Truth
  Air Date: July 27, 2014
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  S1:E5. Check Mate
  Air Date: July 27, 2014
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  S1:E4. What's Done is Done
  Air Date: June 28, 2014
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  S1:E3. Trip to Vienna
  Air Date: June 21, 2014
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  S1:E2. Jewel in the Crown
  Air Date: January 9, 2014
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  S1:E1. My Name Is Aldrich Ames
  Air Date: January 2, 2014