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The spy thriller is one of those genres that never goes out of style. From political commentary to personal revenge, the genre allows filmmakers to explore multiple possibilities. Of course, the action that usually accompanies it is the icing on the cake for fans of the genre. The latest German Netflix series follows the same lines. The action-packed spy thriller series Unfamiliar, created by Paul Coates, focuses on two former spies, Simon and Meret, and how their seemingly perfect lives fell apart in the wake of a political shift. From the very first episode, it becomes clear that the past is crucial. Sixteen years earlier, in Belarus, Simon and Meret were part of an operation that went wrong, and after all these years, they are forced to confront their past. The series repeatedly alternates between the personal and the political, as both aspects are deeply interconnected in this case. Josef Koleev, a Russian intelligence officer, feared that the world would discover what had happened...