Miniseries · Netflix
Treason
Question everything. Suspect everyone.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Charlie Cox
Adam Lawrence
5 eps
Olga Kurylenko
Kara Yusova
5 eps
Oona Chaplin
Maddy De Costa
5 eps
Ciarán Hinds
Sir Martin Angelis
5 eps
Beau Gadsdon
Ella Lawrence
5 eps
Samuel Leakey
Callum Lawrence
5 eps
Alex Kingston
Audrey Gratz
5 eps
Tracy Ifeachor
Dede Alexander
5 eps
Adam James
Patrick Hamilton
4 eps
Sargon Yelda
Malik Banajee
3 eps
Kevin Harvey
Olamide Bello
4 eps
Dinita Gohil
Zoe
1 eps
John Lightbody
PPO Frank Scott
4 eps
Jonathan Nyati
PPO Bob Hayes
1 eps
Joe Macaulay
PPO Pete Barnes
4 eps
Joanna Horton
Rebecca Rossano
2 eps
Joseph Kloska
Thomas Keegan
1 eps
Richard Huw
Lord Lambert
1 eps
Dan Shaw
Ex-Serviceman
1 eps
Miztli Rose
Waitress
1 eps
Jayne Aguire
Political Aide
3 eps
Mark Ramsay
Doorman
1 eps
Alexandra Guelff
CIA Agent Gore
3 eps
Alex Magliaro
CIA Agent Harrington
2 eps
Brian Law
CIA Agent Tao
4 eps
Annabel Wood
Joanne Allinson
2 eps
Sofian Francis
Kyle Mills
2 eps
Will Deville
Injured Cyclist
1 eps
Syrus Lowe
Kit Harper
4 eps
Clare Holman
Mary Angelis
3 eps
Danila Kozlovsky
Lord Anton Melnikov
3 eps
Simon Lenagan
Robert Kirby
3 eps
Rishi Nair
Met Officer
1 eps
Avital Lvova
Irina Belova
2 eps
Jonathan Rhodes
Constituent
1 eps
Evan Davis
Newsreader
1 eps
Evan Davis
Newsreader
1 eps
Nathalie Armin
Lydia Jenna
1 eps
Claire Lacey
Committee Chair
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Treason actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Treason reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An MI6 deputy's bright future takes a sharp turn after a reunion with a Russian spy forces him to question his entire life.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Episode 3
In a bid to avoid treason charges, both Adam and Maddy go after Kara. But overheard conversations lead to big doubts about who they can really trust.
- Directed by Louise Hooper
- Written by Amanda Duke, Matt Charman
S01E01
Episode 1
Adam Lawrence immediately rises to the top of MI6 after his boss is poisoned. But a surprise meeting forces him to question his whole career.
- Directed by Louise Hooper
- Written by Matt Charman
S01E04
Episode 4
Adam flees London with the children after MI6 revokes his clearance. Before long, their hiding place is discovered — and blood is spilled.
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman
- Written by Amanda Duke, Matt Charman
S01E05
Episode 5
More shocking secrets come to light as an unlikely team works to expose the truth, with lives and the very future of government hanging in the balance.
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman
- Written by Matt Charman
S01E02
Episode 2
With his family in fresh danger, Adam attempts to cut ties to his secret asset. Meanwhile, Maddy and Kara form covert alliances of their own.
- Directed by Louise Hooper
- Written by Amanda Duke
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Louise Hooper
- Written by Amanda Duke, Matt Charman
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman
- Written by Amanda Duke, Matt Charman
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Foz AllanExecutive Producer
- Valery RyanExecutive Producer
- Matt CharmanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Amanda DukeWriter
- Matt CharmanWriter
Direction
- Sarah O'GormanDirector
- Louise HooperDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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