The Ipcress File is an upcoming spy thriller television series based on the novel of the same name by Len Deighton. It is an ITV and AMC+ joint venture.
What is this about? should you watch it? Would it be worth your time? When is it coming? read more to find out!
As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the center of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.
The Ipcress File: Plot & Cast
Joe Cole (star of famous television series Peaky Blinders and Gangs of London) takes on the iconic role of Harry Palmer, based on the globally renowned Len Deighton novel from 1962 and made famous by Michael Caine in 1965 spy thriller. Filming took place in Liverpool, Cheshire, and Croatia in 2021 & it will air in 2022.
The high-octane espionage series, set during the 1960s at the height of the Cold War, follows Palmer, a working-class British sergeant, who’s on the make in Berlin and ends up becoming a spy to avoid a stint in military jail for dodgy dealings and side hustles.
Harry Palmer’s first case is The Ipcress File, which involves a missing British nuclear scientist. But Palmer’s links to the man suspected of the kidnap take him on a potentially deadly undercover global mission from Berlin to London, Beirut, and a nuclear atoll in the Pacific. But can Palmer survive brainwashing, inter-departmental rivalry, treason, and a series of dangerous twists and turns?
The Ipcress file will also feature Bohemian Rhapsody’s Lucy Boynton and BAFTA-winner Tom Hollander.
The Ipcress File: Release Date & Trailer
We can’t wait any longer for it to air. Are you excited too?
Check out the trailer of The Ipcress file here:
It will stream on ITV from March 2022.