In From the Cold | |
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Created by | Adam Glass |
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Composer | Tori Letzler |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Executive producer | Adam Glass |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | January 28, 2022 |
In From the Cold is an American spy thriller streaming television series created by Adam Glass. [1] The series follows a divorced mother and ex-Russian spy, living secretly in the United States, as she is forced back into her old life after the CIA learns about her real identity. [2] It was released as a Netflix original on January 28, 2022. [3]
In its first 16 days on Netflix, the show was watched for 85.83 million hours globally. [4]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [8] | |
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1 | "What Is Burning?" | Ami Canaan Mann [8] | Adam Glass | January 28, 2022 | |
Newly divorced mother Jenny Franklin arrives in Madrid as a chaperone for her daughter Becca's figure skating team. After she leaves the hotel on an errand, Jenny is abducted by CIA agents led by Chauncey, who claims that she is the legendary Soviet-era spy, the Whisper. When she denies it, Chauncey orders her to be killed and Jenny is forced to reveal herself by using advanced combat skills to try and escape. She is offered a deal by Chauncey: assist the CIA in tracking down the source of a series of bizarre incidents in Madrid, or spend her life in prison and have Becca's life ruined. She agrees and is tasked with obtaining a retinal scan of an inmate in a restricted military prison, where she is chased by violent male inmates. With no other choice, Jenny undergoes a painful physical transformation that enables her to assume the identity of a man. In 1994, a younger Jenny, then going by her real name of Anya, is assigned by Russian intelligence to kidnap the daughter of a bioweapons engineer attempting to defect to China. | |||||
2 | "The Bride" | Ami Canaan Mann | Adam Glass | January 28, 2022 | |
After Jenny reveals her skills, Chauncey shows his hand. Hungry for answers, Becca faces her famished mom. A troll visit leads to an unlikely monster. | |||||
3 | "The Widow" | Daniel Calparsoro | Erica L. Anderson | January 28, 2022 | |
Jenny finds an anguished killed - and ends up in a fight for her life. Becca shockingly lashes back. The merciless force behind the attacks emerges. | |||||
4 | "The Family" | Daniel Calparsoro | Gaia Violo | January 28, 2022 | |
Shifting swiftly, Jenny sets a honeyed trap. Europol connects with Chauncey. Felipe's boss lies within reach, but an agent loses control. | |||||
5 | "An Old Friend" | Paco Cabezas | Anya Meksin | January 28, 2022 | |
After learning more from Europol, Jenny confronts a handler with a personal tale. As suspicion grows, Becca attracts danger. An old cohort reappears. | |||||
6 | "Little Bird" | Paco Cabezas | Christopher Barbour & Mel D. Jimenez | January 28, 2022 | |
Trust gets tougher to find as family reconciles. Carmo digs, and Damian springs a trap. The real Gideon emerges. Jenny tries to get a grip on her guise. | |||||
7 | "Gideon" | Birgitte Stærmose | Christopher Barbour | January 28, 2022 | |
Lost and found: Forced into the unthinkable in the past, Jenny goes to new lengths to remove invasive tech and find Becca. Felipe enlists an assassin. | |||||
8 | "Motherland" | Birgitte Stærmose | Adam Glass | January 28, 2022 | |
Painful, pivotal memories surface as Jenny and Chauncey race to find the culprit behind the mayhem, recover a lost child and get the real target. |
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