The Undeclared War: Season 1

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The Undeclared War

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Channel 4 | Peacock | Season Premiere Date: August 18, 2022

Summary: On the first day of work at GCHQ, 21-year-old intern Saara (Hannah Khalique-Brown) sees the beginnings of a cyber war between Russia and the UK in the thriller series created by Peter Kosminsky.

[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 30 Jun 2022 and in the US on Peacock on 18 Aug 2022]

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

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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: August 4, 2022
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: July 28, 2022
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: July 21, 2022

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i Emily Baker

Jul 11, 2022

Broad in scope and rarely letting go of its in-built tension, The Undeclared War feels like a fresh take on political drama. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Jul 11, 2022

[An invisible cyberwar with Russia is] a terrifying prospect, and one that he [creator Peter Kosminsky] has brought pretty effectively to the screen without succumbing to the temptation to make the main characters swashbuckling or glamorous. Read full review

John Anderson

Aug 16, 2022

This isn't an actor's series, really—aside from Mr. Pegg, the cast is a delivery system for the plotline. But Mr. Rylance brings a bit of the blood to a smartly clinical, cynical, and all-too-believable story. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

Jul 11, 2022

It’s interesting stuff. But first you need to swallow the ludicrous idea that the only person capable of staving off World War Three has been in the job for two hours. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Aug 22, 2022

This is a surprisingly weak entry in Kosminsky’s career in docudramas and dramas of all kinds. The story engine powering “The Undeclared War” needed a tuneup long before the actors got to the set. Read full review

Clint Worthington

Aug 16, 2022

When The Undeclared War ratchets up the tension of that possibility, it’s relatively gripping. It’s too bad, then, that the rest of it is content to shuffle along at a snail’s pace, taking us down detours and refusing to engage more deeply with its political concerns. Read full review

Collider Chase Hutchinson

Aug 16, 2022

An experience that is both meandering and mundane. For every scene that feels a bit sharper, there are multiple that are painfully dull. For all the many contemporary connections it lays out, its superficial story remains largely detached and directionless. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: August 27, 2026
Season 1

59
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 18, 2022
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: August 4, 2022
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: July 28, 2022
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: July 21, 2022
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: July 14, 2022
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: July 7, 2022
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: June 30, 2022