The first was a spy series called Berlin Station. The plot revolves around the CIA's search for a whistleblower. Here is the plot and the trailer:
Berlin Station is a contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage), an undercover agent who has just arrived at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany. Miller has a clandestine mission: to determine the identity of a now-famous whistleblower masquerading as "Thomas Shaw." Guided by jaded veteran Hector DeJean (Rhys Ifans) Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field officer - agent-running, deception, danger and moral compromises. As he dives deeper into the German capital's hall of mirrors and uncovers the threads of a conspiracy that leads back to Washington, Daniel wonders: Can anyone ever be the same after a posting to Berlin?
You should also check out the Berlin Station interactive experience if this sort of story intrigues you.
The second series is Graves, starring Nick Nolte as a former president. Here is the plot and trailer for this new series:
President Richard Graves (Nick Nolte), a former two-term POTUS, embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. With topics ranging from immigration to gay rights, to foreign policy to public funding for arts and sciences, Graves holds nothing sacred as he unspools some of his administration's proudest victories. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves (Sela Ward) decides it's finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.
I will be the first too agree we have to many president on TV, the lastest being Kiefer Sutherland's accidental president in Designated Survivor. Yet an ex-president is new and might be worth a look.
Berlin Station is a contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage), an undercover agent who has just arrived at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany. Miller has a clandestine mission: to determine the identity of a now-famous whistleblower masquerading as "Thomas Shaw." Guided by jaded veteran Hector DeJean (Rhys Ifans) Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field officer - agent-running, deception, danger and moral compromises. As he dives deeper into the German capital's hall of mirrors and uncovers the threads of a conspiracy that leads back to Washington, Daniel wonders: Can anyone ever be the same after a posting to Berlin?
You should also check out the Berlin Station interactive experience if this sort of story intrigues you.
The second series is Graves, starring Nick Nolte as a former president. Here is the plot and trailer for this new series:
President Richard Graves (Nick Nolte), a former two-term POTUS, embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. With topics ranging from immigration to gay rights, to foreign policy to public funding for arts and sciences, Graves holds nothing sacred as he unspools some of his administration's proudest victories. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves (Sela Ward) decides it's finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.
I will be the first too agree we have to many president on TV, the lastest being Kiefer Sutherland's accidental president in Designated Survivor. Yet an ex-president is new and might be worth a look.
Chris Lowell plays the son Jeremy Graves. You may remember Lowell from the short-lived comedy Enlisted. He was the serious yet snarky brother in that series, and I expect we will see more of that side in Graves.
Even if you are not subscribed to Epix, you can find free episodes of both shows on the Epix website and YouTube.
Update: it is interesting to see Rudy Guiliani in Graves flattering a golden-maned president who was rated the worst president in history. Graves finally has an epiphany that his cause was wrong. An interesting tale a few weeks before the election.
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