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The Assets is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on ABC in 2014. The series was based on the book Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed by retired CIA officers Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille.
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The Assets is a 2014 TV miniseries based on the book by Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille, who were the CIA agents who hunted down the mole Aldrich Ames. The series stars Jodie Whittaker, Paul Rhys, Harriet Walter and others, and follows the true story of the spy scandal that compromised Soviet assets.
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The Assets is a dramatic series that follows the true story of Sandy Grimes, a CIA officer who led the hunt for Aldrich Ames, a spy who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union. Watch the trailer and buy the series on Fandango, Prime Video or Apple TV.
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1. Top-rated. S1.E1 ∙ My Name Is Aldrich Ames. Thu, Jan 2, 2014. As the Cold War enters its final act, the CIA is sent scrambling when a rendezvous with a prized asset goes horribly awry. CIA officer Sandy Grimes begins her investigation into the source of the problem and quickly discovers that this lost asset is just the tip of the iceberg.
Jan 2, 2014 · The Assets is an eight-part miniseries based on the real life events of CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker). 1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the...
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A high-ranking KGB officer, Vitaly Yurchenko, defects to the United States. The CIA and the FBI mobilize to bring Edward Lee Howard to justice. Sandy butts heads with an officer reviewing their operations. Sandy and Jeanne clash; Ames gets approval to go to Rome.
Overview. 1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole that would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US history, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed.
