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Monday, 2 January 2023

Treason: A binge-worthy espionage thriller series — despite the plot holes

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Netflix’s five-episode British espionage thriller series Treason is perfectly bingeable — if you turn a blind eye to its many plot holes. When the head of MI6 Sir Martin Angelis (Ciaran Hinds) is poisoned, deputy Adam Lawerence (Charlie Cox) becomes first in command. A true family man, Lawrence immediately breaks the news of his promotion to his wife Maddy (Oona Chaplin) and they tell their children together. However, it does not take Laurence long to realize that his impressive ascension to the top has been meticulously orchestrated by his ex and former SVR spy Kara (Olga Kurylenko), who demands to be repaid for her favor. Lawrence’s rise to the top attracts a lot of suspicion and a CIA team led by Dede (Tracy Ifeachor) promptly arrives in London to investigate whether he has been compromised. Even Maddy, who is herself a war veteran, begins to suspect that something is amiss about Lawrence and begins to do some spying of her own. With a British election taking place in the backdrop and several spy agencies involved the plot does a pretty good plot of sucking you in, you just have to suspend your disbelief to enjoy it.

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