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The Assets is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on ABC in 2014. The series was based on the book Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed by retired CIA officers Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille. The series was executively produced by Morgan Hertzan, Rudy Bednar and Andrew Chapman. The pilot episode earned a 0.7 rating in the 18-to-49-year-old demographic, making The Assets the lowest rated drama premiere ever on one of the big three networks.
Original Release
01/02/2014 on ABC
US Release
01/02/2014
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jodie Whittaker | Sandy Grimes |
| Paul Rhys | Aldrich Ames |
| Harriet Walter | Jeanne Vertefeuille |
| Ralph Brown | Wallace Austin |
| Stuart Milligan | Arthur O'Neill |
| Christina Cole | Louisa Tilton |
| Catalina Denis | Rosario Ames |
| Lex Shrapnel | Mitch Weaver |
| Julian Ovenden | Gary Grimes |
| Goran Kostic | Victor Cherkashin / Cherkashin |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Name Is Aldrich Ames | Thursday, 02 January 2014 |
| 2 | Jewel in the Crown | Thursday, 09 January 2014 |
| 3 | Trip to Vienna | Saturday, 21 June 2014 |
| 4 | What's Done Is Done | Saturday, 28 June 2014 |
| 5 | Check Mate | Sunday, 27 July 2014 |
| 6 | A Small Useless Truth | Sunday, 27 July 2014 |
| 7 | The Straw Poll | Sunday, 03 August 2014 |
| 8 | Avenger | Sunday, 03 August 2014 |
Directors
Trygve Allister Diesen, Peter Medak, Jeff T. Thomas, Rudy Bednar, Adam Feinstein
Writers
Jeanne Vertefeuille, Sandy Grimes, Andrew Chapman, Bruce Terris, Alex Berger, Karen Stillman, Jeff T. Thomas, Sarah Byrd
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jodie Whittaker | Sandy Grimes |
| Paul Rhys | Aldrich Ames |
| Harriet Walter | Jeanne Vertefeuille |
| Ralph Brown | Wallace Austin |
| Stuart Milligan | Arthur O'Neill |
| Christina Cole | Louisa Tilton |
| Catalina Denis | Rosario Ames |
| Lex Shrapnel | Mitch Weaver |
| Julian Ovenden | Gary Grimes |
| Goran Kostic | Victor Cherkashin / Cherkashin |
| John Lynch | Vitaly Yurchenko |
| Amelia Clarkson | Kelly Grimes |
| Akie Kotabe | Eric / Eric D'Amaro |
| Peter Guinness | Dmitry Polyakov |
| Nicholas Woodeson | Volkov |
| Todd Boyce | Nichols |
| Leonardas Pobedonoscevas | Alyosha Polyakov |
| Aaliyah Brown | Tracy Grimes |
| Alina Pukova | Marina Polyakov |
| Julian Lewis Jones | Jim |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rudy Bednar | Executive Producer |
| Morgan Hertzan | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Chapman | Executive Producer |
| Jeff T. Thomas | Producer |
| James Elkus | Producer |
| Linda Berman | Producer |
| Gary Tuck | Producer |
| Sarah Byrd | Producer |
| Karen Stillman | Producer |
| Adam Feinstein | Producer |
| Alex Berger | Producer |
| Jet Christiaanse | Producer |
| David Gerken | Producer |
Editors
Steve Mirkovich, Michael N. Knue, Cara Silverman, Lauren A. Schaffer, Fred Peterson, John Heath, Victor Du Bois
