“It’s about friendship, and it’s about personally dealing with betrayal, and personally betraying. “The story, at its heart, is not about espionage,” Cary explained, hesitant to utilize the generic label for the series. The spy thriller and Macintyre’s book are based on the real-life Philby, who worked as a double agent for MI6 and the KGB. Set during the Cold War, “A Spy Among Friends” sees the two actors as British spies and long-time companions whose friendship suddenly unravels when Philby begins colluding with Soviet intelligence. Lewis portrays protagonist Nicholas Elliott opposite Guy Pearce’s Kim Philby. And that is a different part of your brain from being an executive producer.” “You might call it stasis, but you just maintain a sort of playful, instinctive, responsive state at all times. “Once you’re on set as an actor, I think you just need to maintain a certain sort of state,” Lewis said, describing what it was like to juggle his on-set responsibilities.
Best known for his starring roles in Showtime’s “Billions” and “Homeland” and the 2001 HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” the Emmy winner tried his hand at a behind-the-screen job on the series, working with fellow executive producers Cary, Murphy, Macintyre, Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen and Patrick Spence. Moderated by Variety’s TV business writer Jennifer Maas, the conversation began with Lewis’ reflection on why the series was the right opportunity to make his debut as an executive producer. Alexander Cary, showrunner and creator of the Sony Pictures Television series for MGM+, was joined by star Damian Lewis, director Nick Murphy and producer Chrissy Skinns.
Following Sony’s “A Spy Among Friends” premiere and red carpet in New York, the cast and crew of “ A Spy Among Friends” took to the stage to discuss the process of differentiating the series from the 2014 nonfiction book by author Ben Macintyre about one of Britain’s most notorious espionage scandals.
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