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Apple TV Orders Gideon Raff Spy Series ‘Safe Houses’

The eight-episode adaptation of Dan Fesperman’s 2018 novel moves forward under an Apple Studios–wiip partnership.

Overview

  • The series centers on the killing of a high-ranking CIA officer in Madrid and follows fugitive agent Sofia Jiménez and the victim’s widow, Ambassador Elizabeth Winthrop, as they investigate from opposing sides.
  • Gideon Raff will serve as showrunner and executive producer and is slated to direct several episodes.
  • Otto Bathurst, known for Peaky Blinders, is set to direct the opening block of episodes.
  • Alexandra Milchan joins Raff as executive producer, with Paul Lee and David Flynn executive producing for wiip, Mike Seid and Adam Berkowitz as co-executive producers, and Sara Gonzalo as producer.
  • Author Dan Fesperman will serve as consulting producer, and casting and a release timeline have not been announced.