The best part of a spy show is getting to live a double life without any of the actual inconvenience. Whether you signed up for Peacock to watch the World Cup or you're just hunting for your next binge, a deep streaming library is sitting right at your fingertips. It’s time to dive into espionage.
Think about it: What if your friendly neighbor was actually a Soviet sleeper agent? What if your handler at MI6 was secretly playing for the other side? The premise of a great spy thriller is intoxicating, and Peacock happens to be incredibly well-stocked with them.
Whether you lean toward gritty Cold War secrets, slick modern tradecraft, or pulse-pounding pulp with a side of humor, the platform offers far more than most people realize. We’ve rounded up three of the best spy shows on Peacock you probably missed and exactly why you need to stream them right now.
'The Capture'
This twisty British techno-thriller from creator Ben Chanan asks one simple question: What if the surveillance footage is lying? Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) is a Metropolitan Police detective pulled into a conspiracy involving CCTV manipulation, deepfakes and a covert U.K.-U.S. intelligence program that "corrects" video evidence for more successful prosecutions. Each season builds on the last as Carey delves even deeper into the intelligence state. She may not be able to take down the entire complex on her own, but she's surely going to try.
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'Ponies'
Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson star as Bea and Twila, two unlikely partners whose intelligence officer husbands die together in a plane crash. To their dismay, that forces them to jump into the same business as their late spouses. And to their surprise, both women turn out to be alarmingly well-suited to the job. While it's a short series at just eight episodes, it's an incredibly fun watch, especially if you're a fan of Cold War-era series.
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'The Copenhagen Test'
Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) is a first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst who realizes his brain has been hacked. That means hackers have a literal feed of everything he sees, hears and thinks. That's no good, given that he works for a shadowy organization that already wants access to everything in his head. Alexander has to maintain a round-the-clock performance to flush out who's behind the breach at said organization without giving himself away.
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