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The political thriller "Patriot" follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner. His latest assignment is to prevent Iran from going nuclear, requiring him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" - that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm. A bout with PTSD, the Federal government's incompetence, and the intricacies of keeping a day job in the "front" industrial piping company, cause a barrage of ever-escalating fiascos that jeopardize Tavner's mission.

Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, the limited series Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller, chronicling the intertwined lives and volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer will play handsome, charismatic Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements - until he meets Tim Laughlin, a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on "subversives and sexual deviants", initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades, Hawk and Tim cross paths through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco hedonism of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, while facing obstacles in the world and in themselves.

The story centers on Kate Ashby, who works as a legal investigator in the law chambers of Michael Ennis. When Kate's adoptive mother Eve takes on a case prosecuting an African militia leader, the story pulls Michael and Kate into a journey that will upend their lives forever.

Decades after a 1983 terrorist attack, a law student and a cop uncover a conspiracy that's kept Poland as a police state and the Iron Curtain standing.

Based on Arabic folklore, GHOUL is set in a covert detention center and follows an interrogator who arrives at the facility to discover that some of the terrorists held there are not of this world.

24 hours after returning to his home in Oslo following a traumatic tour of duty in Afghanistan, Erling Riser is given orders to kill an Afghan man on the street. When he discovers the orders were not sent by the Head of Intelligence he must find out who is sending them and why he is being used as a hitman. His wife no longer trusts him, and he cannot trust anyone himself, Erling finds himself in the middle, as both a target and hitman, of a complex killing game. Nobel places a dramatic conspiracy plot in the middle of Norway's war in Afghanistan and at the centre of the world's most famous humanitarian prize. Politics and social commentary are combined in this gripping thriller.

Follow Danish secret service agent Katrine Poulson and British spy Beatrice Ogilvy, who are pitched together in a desperate race against time. Caught in a web of lies, murder, and power struggles.

The well known XIII: The Conspiracy now has a continuation. After a plot to kill the president of USA a agent with lost memories try to recover his life and memories in time what others use him to cover some dirty business involving high rank officials from CIA and White House.

"Rise" is set following a terrorist attack. When martial law is declared, a disparate group of everyday people start to uncover that the attack was a cover-up for a homegrown coup. These unlikely heroes rise up against the tyranny of the new governmental regime, planting the seeds of hope and strength that will in time spark a Second American Revolution.

Policeman Asgeir moves to an idyllic town on the west coast of Norway. After a local conflict, Asgeir meets the mysterious woman Ragna, and soon they are both caught in a network of right-wing radical forces that threaten Europe.

Based on a Belgian comic book and a Ubisoft video game, this action mini-series is about a massive governmental conspiracy involving the assassination of the first female U.S. president.

Gabriel Byrne stars as deputy prime minister Tom Dawkins, who's thrust to the fore by catastrophic events, and ends up forced to take on the might of the establishment.

The series, loosely based on the true story of the assassination in Dubai of a senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh - the co-founder of military wing of the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas on 19 January 2010, revolves around five ordinary Israeli citizens who discover one morning via the media that they are the principal suspects of a high-profile kidnapping and are implicated as culprits in the kidnapping.

In this post-9/11 world the once "undefended border" that divides Canada and the U.S. is no longer considered soft. This CBC programs lifts stories from the headlines to fuel an action-packed dramatic series about maintaining security in today's world.

50 years after the Olympic attack in Munich, a friendly match between an Israeli and a German soccer club is being held as part of a commemoration ceremony. Police and secret services are on high alert - but it seems like history is repeating itself.

State of Play was one of the BBC's most innovative conspiracy dramas. The storyline and pacey dialogue kept the viewers riveted right till the end. This very contemporary drama was set in modern day Westminster.

President Reynolds and his wife are blindsided in the middle of the night by shocking reports that their daughter has been kidnapped from a New York nightclub. The situation rapidly escalates when, following the brutal shooting of a witness on live television, a Navy Seals Unit, led by Commander Christopher Lowe storms the parking garage where Alice Reynolds is being held.

This fast-paced thriller stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Ezard, a man bent on uncovering the truth about his brother's death. He soon finds himself in the midst of an international conspiracy and a torrid love affair.

The night before a high profile surgical operation on the Prime Minister of Israel, the surgeon due to perform the procedure is surprised at her family home by four masked men. The gang quickly take control of her and her family and order her to kill the Prime Minister of Israel.

A Swedish Member of Parliament is murdered in the middle of an election campaign. A political crime thriller about tension-filled present-day Europe.

After the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, a young and idealistic R&AW officer had a theory. In 2003, he had a mystery. This is the story of Himmat Singh.

After the sabotage of a nuclear power plant, the lights go out in Belgium. At the same time, Elke, the daughter of Prime Minister Annemie Hillebrand, is kidnapped. The message of the kidnappers is clear: if the light goes back on, her daughter will die.

Political thriller; final part of the House of Cards trilogy. Urquhart aims to secure his legacy on the international stage, but faces threats both from abroad and closer to home.

After his running mate's murder, a controversial televangelist becomes Argentina's presidential candidate. But nothing about him is as holy as he seems.

Den inre cirkeln is a political thriller series about David Ehrling, who will do anything to become the Prime Minister. The show follows his journey and the price he has to pay. The series explores the dark side of politics and the lengths people go to achieve power. The story is filled with twists and turns, making it a must-watch for fans of the genre.