Unfamiliar
2026 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.0 · 75% critics
Two former spies are forced to confront their past when it resurfaces in their safe setting, turning ordinary life into a pressure-filled test. As pursuit closes in, their real challenge becomes deciding how much truth to share with each other while staying alive.
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Streaming on Netflix.
5 hours to watch · 6 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2026
- Release date
- 2026-02-05
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- German
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (85 votes)
About
If you enjoy grounded spy thrillers with personal stakes, Unfamiliar delivers intrigue and momentum across six episodes; Not for you if you need fully believable spy logic or prefer straightforward, no-quirks storytelling like Spy City or Kleo.
Pros: strong acting; tight spy tension; polished look | Cons: implausible moments; slow middle; divisive writing
Themes
- safe house
- ex spy
- spy thriller
- suspenseful
Cast & crew
Felix Kramer
as Simon
Susanne Wolff
as Meret
Samuel Finzi
as Josef Koleev
Natalia Belitski
as Katya Volkova
Andreas Pietschmann
as Jonas Auken
Maja Bons
as Nina Schäfer
Genija Rykova
as Vera Koleeva
Henry Hübchen
as Gregor Klein
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Sixteen Years58mNetflix
- S1E2The Truth After50mNetflix
- S1E3Belarus51mNetflix
- S1E4What Have We Done?54mNetflix
- S1E5StarFish49mNetflix
- S1E6Still Alive50mNetflix