Should you watch The Recruit?
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The Recruit
Series · 2022
Recruited out of law school by the CIA, a daredevil young attorney leaps unprepared into the dangerous world of international espionage.
The sides of The Recruit
- A young CIA lawyer in over his head
- An asset threatening to expose the agency
- Missions across Europe
The Recruit is good for you if…
- you like a spy show with chases and fights.
- you like Owen Hendricks improvising his way out of danger.
- you like a hero who jokes while everything goes wrong.
The Recruit is bad for you if…
- you like patient spy stories with long silences. Owen talks fast and runs faster.
- you need spy work to look like the real thing.
About: ambition · loyalty · secrets
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