{"id":28806,"date":"2021-11-02T17:50:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=28806"},"modified":"2021-11-02T17:50:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:50:18","slug":"critically-acclaimed-actors-damian-lewis-guy-pearce-starring-in-a-spy-among-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/02\/critically-acclaimed-actors-damian-lewis-guy-pearce-starring-in-a-spy-among-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically Acclaimed Actors, Damian Lewis &#038; Guy Pearce Starring in &#8220;A Spy Among Friends&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28807\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/A-Spy-Among-Friends.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/A-Spy-Among-Friends.webp 555w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/A-Spy-Among-Friends-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Critically acclaimed actors, Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce star in the Sony Pictures Television-Produced drama based on the true story of Nicholas Elliott (Lewis) and Kim Philby (Pearce) &#8211; two spies and lifelong friends. 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