TV GUIDE: 3 espionage thrillers to watch tonight

Cape Town – Everyone needs a good thrill every now and then, and the safest way to do it is watching an enthralling show or movie.

That's why we've rounded up two series and a movie for you to binge while sitting on the edge of your seat!

Whether you're into a slow burner or an action-filled roller coaster our three options on DStv, Showmax and Netflix will give you a taste of everything.

Red Sparrow – M-Net Movies Action + (DStv 106) – 22:25

Jennifer Lawrence stars as ballerina Dominika Egorova and is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, in which she is to target a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.

The Spy – Netflix

This drama, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, tells the astonishing true story of Israel's most prominent spy, Eli Cohen, who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s.

Deep State – Showmax

Ex-spy Max Easton is forced out of retirement to do one more job for the Secret Service. But the mission becomes complicated thanks to the involvement of his son.

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