Intrigue and twists are the normal way of life for these characters. While espionage is a major genre in cinema, series are less adventurous.
I particularly recommend Secret City, an excellent two-season Australian series. Pine Gap is more “american”, but it’s good too.
- Secret city / Netflix / In Canberra, a journalist investigates a murder with an impact on international relations
- Pine Gap / Netflix / The joint facility (USA/Australia) near Alice Spring fails to detect a missile launch in the area