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Television series about the Cold War

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Stranger Things
Stranger Things is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively, and the fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022. The fifth and final season was released in three volumes, including the finale, in November and December 2025. The show combines elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, coming-of-age, and drama.
The Americans
2013 American period spy thriller television series
For All Mankind (TV series)
For All Mankind is an American science fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi and produced for the Apple TV streaming service. The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if the global space race had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. The title is inspired by the lunar plaque left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11, which reads, in part, "We Came in Peace for All Mankind".
Chibi Maruko-chan
Japanese manga series
Deutschland 83
2015 German television series
1983
2018 Polish television series
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Cold War espionage miniseries (1979)
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
Japanese light novel series
Ponies (TV series)
Ponies is an American spy thriller television series created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson for Peacock, and starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. The series premiered on January 15, 2026, and received positive reviews from critics.
Spy × Family
Japanese anime television series
Deutschland 89
2020 German television series
Deutschland 86
2018 German television series
Smiley's People
British television miniseries
Cambridge Spies
British television series
Spy/Master
Spy/Master is a Romanian fictional Cold War spy thriller television series created by Adina Sădeanu and Kirsten Peters and starring Alec Secăreanu. Set in 1978 and filmed in Hungary and Romania, the series is loosely based on the real-life defection of Romanian spymaster Ion Mihai Pacepa. The series was produced by Mobra Films (Romania) and Proton Cinema (Hungary) for HBO Romania and Warner TV Serie and premiered on HBO Max in May 2023.
The Assets
2014 American television drama
Star City
TV series or program
Whiskey on the Rocks
Swedish 2024 television series