Counterpart
2017 · TV Series · TV-MA · 56 min · ★ 7.5 · 88% critics
Howard Silk works as a low-level functionary in a bureaucratic UN agency until he learns it guards a secret crossing to a parallel dimension. As the worlds begin to intersect, his ordinary life takes on the shape of a tense, spy-like mystery.
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Details
- Years
- 2017–2019
- Release date
- 2017-12-10
- Network
- STARZ
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (429 votes)
About
If you enjoy noir-tinged spy thrillers with parallel-world tension, Counterpart should hit the mark; Not for you if slow-burn pacing annoys you or if you dislike politics-heavy plotting, and you may prefer The Man in the High Castle or Orphan Black.
Pros: intricate parallel-world mystery; terrific acting; moody spy atmosphere | Cons: slow-burn pacing; politics-heavy moments; confusing why/how focus
Themes
- spy
- united nations
- parallel world
Cast & crew
J.K. Simmons
as Howard Silk
Nazanin Boniadi
as Clare
- LH
Lisa Hagmeister
as Alice / Alice Alpha
- SR
Stephen Rea
as Alexander Pope
- JK
Julia Koschitz
as Isabell
- LB
Laura Bellini
as Ilse
- KB
Kathrin Beck
as Inquisitor
Harry Lloyd
as Peter Quayle
Olivia Williams
as Emily Burton Silk
Sara Serraiocco
as Baldwin
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Charles Martin, Stephen Williams +7 more
Created by Justin Marks
Episodes2 seasons · 20 episodes
Season 110 episodes
- S1E1The Crossing56m
- S1E2Birds of a Feather57m
- S1E3The Lost Art of Diplomacy56m
- S1E4Both Sides Now56m
- S1E5Shaking the Tree54m
- S1E6Act Like You've Been Here Before55m
- S1E7The Sincerest Form of Flattery52m
- S1E8Love the Lie55m
- S1E9No Man's Land (1)52m
- S1E10No Man's Land (2)55m
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1Inside Out58m
- S2E2Outside In55m
- S2E3Something Borrowed57m
- S2E4Point of Departure55m
- S2E5Shadow Puppets58m
- S2E6Twin Cities60m
- S2E7No Strings Attached53m
- S2E8In from the Cold54m
- S2E9You to You54m
- S2E10Better Angels59m