The Undeclared War
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The Undeclared War (2022)

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7.0
5 platform(s) · 6 ratings 7,592 votes
7.0/10 794 votes Synced 2026-09-08
7.0/10 6,701 votes Synced 2026-08-20
5.8/10 Synced 2026-07-26
Audience 7.4/10 Synced 2026-07-26
Critics 6.8/10 Synced 2026-07-26
6.1/10 97 votes Synced 2026-09-05

External reviews

Anita Singh · The Telegraph 60.00/100.00

The series kicks into gear around halfway through as we learn the mole’s identity, backstory and motivation. This is engrossing in a way that the cyber stuff isn’t.

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Carol Midgley · The Times 60.00/100.00

It’s perfectly functional as a series, I’m just not sure I have the patience.

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Matt Roush · TV Guide Magazine 60.00/100.00

More of an intellectual thriller that tries to get pulses racing by watching code upload. [29 Aug - 11 Sep 2022, p.7]

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Joel Keller · Decider 70.00/100.00

The Undeclared War sports good lead performances, some creative storytelling and a plot that steadily builds tension. And we don’t have to look at that much code, which is a plus.

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David Cote · The A.V. Club 67.00/100.00

Timely if sluggish and ultimately unfocused, The Undeclared War amounts to a dramatized stress-test of GCHQ in the face of triple-tier malware, CC TV hacking, and deep-fake media.

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John Anderson · Wall Street Journal 80.00/100.00

This isn't an actor's series, really—aside from Mr. Pegg, the cast is a delivery system for the plotline. But Mr. Rylance brings a bit of the blood to a smartly clinical, cynical, and all-too-believable story.

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Anita Singh · The Telegraph 60.00/100.00

It’s interesting stuff. But first you need to swallow the ludicrous idea that the only person capable of staving off World War Three has been in the job for two hours.

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Emily Baker · i 80.00/100.00

Broad in scope and rarely letting go of its in-built tension, The Undeclared War feels like a fresh take on political drama.

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Carol Midgley · The Times 80.00/100.00

[An invisible cyberwar with Russia is] a terrifying prospect, and one that he [creator Peter Kosminsky] has brought pretty effectively to the screen without succumbing to the temptation to make the main characters swashbuckling or glamorous.

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Flora Carr · Radio Times 80.00/100.00

This series exceeds expectations, guiding viewers by the hand through the complex world of cybersecurity - and then refusing to relinquish its grip until the final episode.

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