The BBC has acquired Cold War thriller Spy/Master for BBC iPlayer and TV channels from Warner Bros. Discovery.
The six-part series spans a perilous week in the life of fictional character Victor Godeanu (Alec Secăreanu ), right-hand man and most trusted advisor to Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu (Claudiu Bleonț).
With his government poised to uncover that he’s a secret agent for the Soviets, Godeanu uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to defect to the United States.
Helped by undercover Stasi agent Ingrid Von Weizendorff (Svenja Jung) and up-and-coming CIA agent Frank Jackson (Parker Sawyers), Godeanu must elude the KGB and his own country’s spooks – all while his wife and daughter face the fallout back home.
Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, said: “A classic spy drama set at the height of the Cold War, Spy/Master is an atmospheric, complex thriller, dripping with style and suspense.”