X Company
★ 7.5 · 2015 · 44m · Drama
An emotionally-driven character drama, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of WWII espionage and covert operations. It follows the stories of five highly skilled young recruits - Canadian, American and British - torn from their ordinary lives to train as agents in an ultra-secret facility on the shores of Lake Ontario. These agents parachute behind enemy lines, where they're fair game for torture and execution. From elegant hotels to hellholes in the field, it's one risky operation after another, masterminded by the brains of Camp X.
Episodes
1. Pilot44m · As a new team of Allied agents face a terrifying first mission, Camp X's spymaster Duncan Sinclair must convince a fragile young man with a perfect memory to join the fight.
2. Trial by Fire44m · It’s a trial-by-fire first mission for Alfred as the team parachutes into France. Their mission: to penetrate a German headquarters and steal codes that could save thousands of British lives.
3. Kiss of Death44m · The team infiltrates a brothel and a Gestapo headquarters as they battle to stop atomic research from falling into the hands of the Nazis.
4. Sixes & Sevens44m · The team engineers a high-risk extraction of a British airman with the help of an infamous jazz chanteuse. Meanwhile, Harry struggles to help a critically injured Frenchwoman deliver her baby.
5. Walk with the Devil44m · Aurora and the team wrestle with whether to trust a Vichy Mayor, who offers rich intelligence in exchange for their help in discovering what has become of the town’s young women.
6. In Enemy Hands44m · A sabotage mission leaves Harry critically injured and the team trapped in a safe house, desperate to escape a town swarming with Nazis. In the midst of the crisis, Neil learns that killing the enemy isn’t so easy when you get to know them first...
7. Quislings44m · The team reaches Paris, tasked with assassinating French civilians who collaborate with the Nazis. As Aurora and Neil face ghosts from their past, Tom discovers a man carrying Germany’s darkest secret.
8. Into the Fire44m · As Paris is torn by a massive roundup of Jews, the team must help an early Holocaust witness bring his story to Allied leaders. Meanwhile, German agents close in on Aurora and Alfred…More Like This
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