MGM+ Announces 'A Spy Among Friends' Release Date & More

Ever since Amazon Studios announced it would be rechristening the newly acquired Epix streaming service as MGM+ in December 2022, there have been multiple announcements heralding what's to come. From the surprise revival of Belgravia for Season 2 to overhauls of Domina, Epix's older stuff is getting a facelift to match the newer programs arriving on the service. The service also got lucky, landing SAS Rogue Heroes (which it simplified to Rogue Heroes), which promptly turned out to be the BBC's most-watched series of 2022. At the Television Critics Association Winter 2023 press tour, it rolled out what else to expect, including a release date for A Spy Among Friends.

Like with Rogue Heroes, MGM+ lucked into A Spy Among Friends, which was left completed but without a home after Spectrum canceled its original programming in August 2022. Based on the novel of the same name, the spy series fit the brand well, as MGM's more well-known franchise is a British spy thriller, the long-running James Bond films. With many of its newest shows in production based on hit MGM films, but James Bond not available for creating a television spinoff, A Spy Among Friends was the perfect compromise. The series will arrive in March 2023 as one of MGM+'s first significant debuts.

But that's not all MGM has in its roster of announcements. While most of the new series will trend American -- the DC set The Emperor of Ocean Park, Earth Abides based on the American novel of the same name, and the West coast-set sci-fi series Ark are three that look promising -- MGM+ is hanging onto Rogue Heroes in hopes Amazon's marketing can turn the series into a global hit. The series was initially renewed by the BBC literally minutes after Season 1's conclusion, and MGM+ has ensured that the new season will stream exclusively on its service.