Bodyguard
Summary
Bodyguardwas a massive hit when it was originally broadcast by the BBC in the UK , where it achieved the highest regard figures of any new drama in the multichannel earned run average and created interest for other shows likeBodyguard . It was herald as the drama of the decade by many viewers , and while it has been over five years since its first time of year , the second has still yet to arrive . When it was release internationally on Netflix the achiever kept growing , with US consultation becoming hooked onits fondness - pound political thriller tale .
Bodyguardfollows a war warhorse turn Specialist Protection Officer ( played by Richard Madden ) task with protecting a controversial Home Secretary ( Keeley Hawes ) , whose politics stand for everything he despises . The show received several awards and great acclamation , with Madden winning the Golden Globes Award for his performance and the large twist midway through the first time of year break up up the British Academy Television Awards " Must - See Moment . " With the 2nd time of year reportedly in developing , there are plenty of show likeBodyguardfor fan to watch in the meantime .
Netflix is known for boast scheduling from all over the world , and the UK has return some unfeignedly unbelievable tv set shows to orgy - ticker .
25The Night Agent (2023-)
A Thriller About A Skilled Young Agent Pulled Into A Massive Plot
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A thriller that will transfix fans ofBodyguardis the Netflix seriesThe Night Agent . The series keep up Peter Sutherland , a humble member of the FBI who takes a night geological fault working in the arena of the White House posture in a room with a phone that is never opine to surround .
When it does ring , it air Peter on a in high spirits - stake adventure as he digs deeper into a vast cabal while seek to keep himself animated . As a sign of the similarity toBodyguard , The Night Agentalso begins with a tense aspect on a train in which the hero proves his bravery and catches the attending of some potent people .
Peter proves himself to be as formidable of a hero asBodyguard ’s Budd , expose a born desire to do the right things , a savage protective nature for the people who are counting on him , and a fearlessness to get to the bottom of the plot he finds himself in .
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24Treason (2022)
Charlie Cox Plays A Complex Protagonist In This Twisty Spy Story
After starring asDaredevil in the Netflix series , Charlie Cox returned to the waft for a much different part . The thrillerTreasonsees him playing Cox play a member of MI6 who has to step up when there is an attempt on the life of the sit director of the agency .
However , things become complicated when he realizes that his former lover is call for in the game and that he is being deplumate into it as well . While David Budd is a soldier and a man of action inBodyguard , Cox ’s reference of Adam inTreasonis more someone who is working behind the scenes .
He is also a complex hero in ways that take issue from Budd with him hold his own awful closed book . However , when it comes to a cabal that could threaten not just his country , but his family , Adam show that he is uncoerced to fight back against those who are pulling the strings .
23The Recruit (2022-)
A Thrilling And Funny Netflix Gem
Another series about a immature protagonist brought into the world of spy and scheme only to find themselves in over their heading isThe Recruit . Noah Centineo stars as Owen , a immature attorney working for the CIA who becomes mire in a high - stakes political game between some potent players with some bounteous secrets to hide .
Owen is a more relatable hero sandwich than the stoic yet brooding David Budd fromBodyguard . He is not afraid to show his care and admit that he is in over his chief and that make him likeable . It also supply a bit of comedic energy to the series as Owen finds himself dodging one dangerous situation after another . However , the lighter whole tone does n’t take away from the high - stake plot that likewise lay an underdog hero sandwich in the middle of a complex world of intrigue , treachery , and corruption .
22The Old Man (2022-)
Jeff Bridges Leads A Gripping Man-On-The-Run Thriller
Oscar - winner Jeff Bridgesmade the bound into tv with the thrilling seriesThe Old Man . Based on the novel by Thomas Perry , Bridges play Dan , a retired sherlock who is living a quiet life but must return to his deadly skills and go on the run when the hoi polloi he used to bring with begin targeting him .
accompany by his loyal and unnerving dogs , Dan fights his former friends while also imagine with his dark past . Clearly , the booster ofThe Old ManandBodyguarddiffer in terminus of their years . Bridges ' character of Dan is also perhaps better suited to blending into everyday life compared to David Budd ’s struggle to ferment off his soldier persona .
However , inthe flashbacks to Dan ’s time as an PI and the harm it caused him , it is clear to see the similarities in the fibre . The Old Manis also interesting in its conspiracy thriller story as it gives a more nuanced glance at the foe of the story compared to other show .
21Reacher (2022-)
Alan Ritchson Creates A New Fan-Favorite Action Hero
Based on the character created by Lee Child , Reacherhas become one of the most popular young shows over its first two time of year with an exciting new action hero for the pocket-sized screen . Alan Ritchson stars as Jack Reacher , an visit and destructive former military police police officer who practice his sleuthing skills to investigate cases by his own means and without suffice to anyone .
Reacherdoesn’t take itself as earnestly asBodyguardwith a merriment and energetic tone that is upgrade by Ritchson ’s magnetic performance . However , Reacherseason 2offered the snug similarities toBodyguardwith a plot line involving Reacher investigating the deaths of his former military colleagues .
Those looking for something to match the grittiness ofBodyguardand its troubled protagonist might desire to take care elsewhere , but for those interested in watch a able hero get to the bottom of a infernal plot of land , Reacheris the right show .
20The Terminal List (2022-)
A Deep But Important Action-Thriller Chris Pratt
The Terminal List is an natural process - thriller television series based on the novel that surveil James Reece , a Navy SEAL whose mission saw his intact platoon ambushed . When he return home , he tries to figure out what hap , but his retentivity are out of rules of order and , in some character , incorrect . However , it is n’t long before Reece find grounds of something that calls the full military mission into question , and he must figure out who is behind the ambush to protect the people he loves in his life before they are put in the crossfire .
One of the bountiful idea explore inBodyguardis protagonist David Budd portion out with PTSD from his time in the war . The hurt impose on soldier who return home from fight is also explore in the thrilling action seriesThe Terminal List , establish on the novels by Jack Carr .
Chris Pratt stars in the serial as a Navy SEAL who go on a mission of revenge when his family and former comrades are direct as part of a government cover - up . Along with the same heavy topic of the psychic trauma of soldiers , The Terminal Listdisplays similar unrelenting action sequences as seen inBodyguard .
Pratt ’s James Reece is a unappeasable warrior whose acute nidus on the deputation at manus mirrors Richard Madden ’s applaud performance inBodyguard . The show was a huge strike for Prime Video in its first season , leading toThe Terminal Listseason 2and aTerminal Listspinoff being in development .
19Slow Horses (2022-)
Gary Oldman’s Slow-Burn Apple Intelligence Drama Is A Must-Watch
Slow Horses is an adaptation of CWA Gold Dagger Award - winning Mick Herron ’s first novel in the " Slow Horses " series , which follows a squad of British intelligence agents who serve in a dump ground section of MI5 – Slough House . Gary Oldman star as Jackson Lamb , the brilliant but irascible loss leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their vocation - ending mistake .
Bodyguardis a thrilling look at the murky and complex innovative undercover agent world . While many display search this topic as well , few do it as well asSlow gymnastic horse , which combines the grounded and bright undercover agent history with some unexpected humor .
dense Horsesfollows agentive role of an notorious housethat is home to the unsatisfying and burn - out operatives of MI6 . However , when they find themselves stumbling upon a existent threat , they have a chance at redemption . WhileBodyguardfeatures almost none of the humor that makesSlow Horsesso enjoyable , both are smart , exciting , and cagy in their undercover agent stories .
Slow Horses ' Jack Lowden bring a hero who feels like a more light-hearted take on David Budd as a once - promising federal agent trying to show himself again . They also both deal with the idea of submarine being made up of toss out soldier who those in power see as easy scapegoat .
18The Americans (2013-2018)
One Of The Most Underseen But Critically Lauded Series In US History
In the thick of the Cold War , Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings appear to be an average American distich , know out the American dreaming in their house in the suburban area with their two children , Paige and Henry . In accuracy , though , Elizabeth and Phillip are Soviet agents , working under mysterious cover for the KGB .
The human relationship that emerges between David Budd and Julia Montague inBodyguardtakes the show into another intriguing dominion asit commix an intense romance amid the spy tingle . This is an coming that was expertly done byThe Americansfor six seasons .
The show stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as two Russian spies posing as a married couple while attempt to avoid detecting in the paranoia of 1980s America . The series begins with the tense kinship between the two characters , forced into a human relationship as strangers . However , over the trend of the show , they find genuine sexual love for each other .
The complication between love and duty is a theme wonderfully explore in both shows , but it helped to makeThe Americansone of the good undercover agent serial publication . Both demonstrate wonderfully enhance the thrill of the genre with some sexy face of the central relationship , which are often filled with misgiving due to the dangerous earth they are in .
Spy TV shows cross all genres from serious dramas to comedic series . Regardless of the tonicity , these spies have stood out as TV ’s right in story .
17The Night Manager (2016)
Tom Hiddleston’s Hugely Impressive John Le Carre Adaptation
The Night Manager is a dramatic play thriller miniseries free-base on John le Carré ’s novel , featuring Tom Hiddleston as a former British soldier who penetrate the inner circle of an arms dealer , played by Hugh Laurie . The series cover an ever - increase game of cat and mouse where one false move could write disaster for either political party .
Bodyguardand many other undertaking in the undercover agent genre owe so much to the writing ofauthor John le Carré , who defined the genre with his novels over the eld . One of the good adaptations of his work was the thrilling spy miniseriesThe Night Manager . It stars Tom Hiddleston as a managing director of a Cairo hotel who is recruited to pass through the inner circle of an implements of war dealer ( Hugh Laurie ) .
Theseries is a pulse - pounding ride , much likeBodyguard , as Hiddleston ’s submarine goes secret and peril being find out at any consequence . However , there are more similarities in the central love story . As inBodyguard , The Night Managerexplores the risk of mania and romance within the undercover agent world as Hiddleston develops a out involvement for Laurie ’s wife ( Elizabeth Debicki ) . The tension this relationship add together to the story mirrors the complexness of Budd and Montague ’s bad affair .
16The Diplomat (2023)
A Smash Hit For Netflix With Politics In Its Blood
Set within the high-pitched - stakes world of international diplomatic negotiations , The Diplomat come after the challenge and intricacies faced by an ambassador as they pilot complex geopolitical landscape painting . The serial publication explore the delicate Libra between personal and professional responsibilities amidst global tautness and the pursuit of peace .
Keri Russell star in another political thriller show likeBodyguardwhich has become a bang for Netflix . The Diplomatstars Russell as a downcast - level political figure who is assigned to be the United States ' fresh ambassador to the United Kingdom amid a turbulent political meter .
Though underqualified for the role , she must do her best to fix the endless issues surrounding her . LikeSlow Horses , The Diplomatinjects a bit of witticism into its political chronicle but dally thing grounded and with high stake .
Russell excels in the lead role andher fibre of Kate Wyler share similarities to Madden ’s Buddas they are both mass who have been pluck for an unexpected assignment only to regain themselves in the middle of a conspiracy that grows more and more grievous . Despite the fact that they are in over their head , both protagonist prove to be more formidable than those pulling the strings anticipated and risk revealing the truth .
The Terminal List is an action-thriller television series based on the novel that follows James Reece, a Navy SEAL whose mission saw his entire platoon ambushed. When he returns home, he tries to figure out what happened, but his memories are out of order and, in some cases, incorrect. However, it isn’t long before Reece finds evidence of something that calls the entire mission into question, and he must figure out who is behind the ambush to protect the people he loves in his life before they are put in the crossfire.
Slow Horses is an adaptation of CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron’s first novel in the “Slow Horses” series, which follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes.
In the midst of the Cold War, Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings appear to be an average American couple, living out the American dream in their house in the suburbs with their two children, Paige and Henry. In truth, though, Elizabeth and Phillip are Soviet agents, working under deep cover for the KGB.
The Night Manager is a drama thriller miniseries based on John le Carré’s novel, featuring Tom Hiddleston as a former British soldier who infiltrates the inner circle of an arms dealer, played by Hugh Laurie. The series covers an ever-increasing game of cat and mouse where one false move could spell disaster for either party.
Set within the high-stakes world of international diplomacy, The Diplomat follows the challenges and intricacies faced by an ambassador as they navigate complex geopolitical landscapes. The series explores the delicate balance between personal and professional responsibilities amidst global tensions and the pursuit of peace.
