'Spy City': Air time, how to live stream, plot and all you need to know about AMC+'s espionage drama

'Spy City' tells the story of an intelligence agent named Fielding Scott trying to find a traitor in the UK Embassy in Berlin who is revealing all of Britain's secrets to the Russians
UPDATED APR 14, 2021
Dominic Cooper as Fielding Scott in 'Spy City' (AMC)
Dominic Cooper as Fielding Scott in 'Spy City' (AMC)

There’s nothing more exciting than a spy series and these days, there are plenty to find while you spend your time at home. One of the shows that might fill you with excitement and give you everything that you like in a spy thriller is none other than ‘Spy City’.

The series follows the story of an English spy named Fielding Scott (Dominic Cooper) as he is sent to Berlin in 1961 on a mission to find out the source of the leak of vital security information. It seems the Russians know everything about Britain’s plans. Is anyone from the UK Embassy helping the Russians? The viewers can get an answer to that burning question when the series arrives on AMC+. The series will show how intelligence agents face so many problems while defending their countries. They put their lives at risk so that they can extract some really important information under their enemy’s noses. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming espionage drama.

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Dominic Cooper in 'Spy City' (AMC)

Release date

‘Spy City’ will be premiering exclusively on AMC+ on April 15. 

Air time

Air time for the show hasn't been announced yet. Once the full schedule is available, we will update this space.

How to live stream

AMC+ is releasing Spy City as a shorter series than some of its other shows. We can expect to see six episodes in total from Spy City. The viewers would need to download the AMC+ app to watch the series. You can subscribe to AMC+ directly, via a mobile app store (App Store, Google Play). AMC+ is also available on other streaming services like Apple TV Channels, Amazon Prime Video Channels, Comcast Xfinity, DirecTV, Dish, Roku, and Sling TV.

Johanna Wokalek as Ulrike Faber in 'Spy City' (AMC)

Plot

The official synopsis reads, “The espionage Cold War series follows the awful dilemma faced by the English spy Fielding Scott (Dominic Cooper) as he is sent to Berlin in 1961 on a mission to find out the source of the leak of vital security information. The Russians, it seems, know everything. Someone in Berlin is giving away all the secrets of the Western - American, British, and French - powers. Fielding has been given possibly the hardest job in the world: clean up Berlin. He must find out who the traitor is and expose, arrest, or eliminate that person.”

Cast

The cast of the upcoming series ‘Spy City’ includes the likes of Dominic Cooper and Johanna Wokalek. Cooper will be playing the role of Fielding Scott in the series while Wokalek portrays the character of Ulrike Faber. Apart from the aforementioned stars, the series also features stars like Romane Portail, Leonie Benesch, Brian Caspe, and Tom Ashley in pivotal roles.

Leonie Benesch as Eliza Hahn in 'Spy City' (Jeanne Degraa/IMDb)

Creators

Created by William Boyd, the series is being helmed by Miguel Alexandre. Meanwhile, Boyd, Andrea Wetzel, Ann-Kathrin Eicher, Britta Meyermann and Mischa Hoffman will serve as producers whereas Anand Tucker and Colleen Woodcock will be co-producers. Cooper, Annika Schmidt, Bill Block, Michael Schuld, Sven Phillip, Thomas Augsberger, and Wolfgang Feindt will serve as executive producers.

William Boyd arrives at the Galaxy British Book Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on March 28, 2007 in London, England. (Getty Images)

Trailer

The trailer sees Dominic Cooper trying to find the traitor who is giving all the information to the Russians. In the clip, Cooper fights a Russian man who is trying to kill him. You can watch the trailer below.



 

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