The Assets season 1

The series based on the real life events of CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes. The year 1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole who would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US History, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth. “The Assets” will look inside the true, personal stories of the conclusion of the Cold War as told by the keepers of the nation’s secrets: the CIA.

Original Title: The Assets

Country, Channel: USA, ABC

Release Date: January 2, 2014

Genres: Thriller

Director: Jeff T. Thomas

Cast: Paul Rhys as Aldrich Ames, Jodie Whittaker as Sandy Grimes, Harriet Walter as Jeanne Vertefeuile, Stuart Milligan as Paul Redmond, Julian Ovenden as Gary Grimes, Christina Cole as Louisa, Ralph Brown as Lawrence Winston

Runtime: 60 min

Language: English