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To be a proper spy, you tend to need the backing of some sort of organization, governmental or otherwise. Without that, you're just sort of a guy skulking around, and that's not very James Bond, is it? In "Burn Notice," Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) finds out firsthand what it's like to be a spy left out in the cold, when he is "burned" (or discredited) and abandoned by his former employer. Left with an impressive but fairly limited set of skills, he has no choice but to go freelance, taking on assignments within the criminal underworld of Miami.

"Burn Notice" initially ran on the USA Network, and it was popular enough to earn itself a respectable seven seasons from 2007 to 2013, as well four Emmy nominations over the years. After the show went off the air, its talented cast of performers moved on to other things. Now that it's been over...

Slow Horses is a spy thriller dark comedy-drama series written by Will Smith, Morwenna Banks, Mark Denton, and Jonny Stockwood. Based on the Slough House novel series by author Mick Herron, the Apple TV+ series follows the story of River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) as he ends up in Slough House after a botched training mission. Slough House is a part of Mi-5, but everybody there are the rejects, who aren’t capable of being real agents, they are known as Slow Horses to the rest of the agents and the head of the Slough House is Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), a mean old man who once was a brilliant field agent. The series follows Cartwright’s relentless drive to get out of the Slough House. So, if you loved the dark humor, intensely thrilling story, and compelling characters in Slow Horses here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Tracker is an action drama series created by Ben H. Winters. Based on a 2019 book titled The Never Game by author Jeffrey Deaver, the CBS series follows the story of an extremely skilled survivalist who goes from town to town to find missing people and things to collect rewards for them. Tracker stars Justin Hartley in the lead role with Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, and Fiona Rene starring in supporting roles. If you loved the first season of Tracker and are waiting for Season 2 coming this fall here are some similar shows you could watch until the new episodes come out.

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Reacher is an action thriller series created by Nick Santora. Based on the Jack Reacher novel series by author Lee Child, the Prime Video series follows the story of former U.S. Army military police major Jack Reacher who drifts from one...

Network: USA

Episodes: 111 + movie (hour)

Seasons: Seven

TV show dates: June 28, 2007 -- September 12, 2013

Series status: Ended

Performers include: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Paul Tei, Tricia Helfer, Seth Peterson, Marc Macaulay, and Brandon Morris.

TV show description:

This comedy/drama centers around a spy who's received a "burn notice," meaning that the agency that he works for has wiped him off the grid, leaving him with no work history, no money, and no identity.

Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) flees a Nigerian operation that is taken down after the sudden non-cooperation of his U.S. contact. He soon finds himself back in his hometown of Miami with his ex, Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar). A quick wit with two black belts, Michael's assets have been frozen and...

Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 16: Odd Man Out

Burn Notice has been filled to the brim with annoying characters this season. Tom Card (John C. McGinley) was rightfully shot in the head in the mid-season finale, “Means & Ends” and whenever I see Agent Olivia Riley (Sonja Sohn), her one-note overacting makes me want to yank my television off my wall, climb up a flight of stairs to “clean and jerk” it out of my third-story window. I know, I know, Sohn was on The Wire, but can we give her a little more range to work with here? Oh and by the way, we get two hours of her tough girl act in the season finale. But the award for the most annoying character this season – and perhaps all of the seasons – has to go to Colin Schmidt, played by comedian Patton Oswalt.

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We often joke about Burn Notice being stuck in its formula but we’ve noted that Season 6 has been superbly different with a more serious tone and a focused Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) risking his own life and limbs to get Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) out of jail. TV spots warned us that episode 606, “Shock Wave” would bring death to the show and the inclination is to suspect Agent Pearce (Lauren Stamile) or Agent Card (John C. McGinley) would take the fall because most viewers don’t expect to have a significant death this early in the season. But we didn’t get one big death, we got two.

Agents Pearce and Card would certainly give Michael a duty of loyalty to fulfill, to see to it that their killer would be found if their time was indeed up–we saw how Michael reacted to Max’s death, even though he was framed for it.

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USA Network’s “Burn Notice” returns on Nov. 11, 2010.

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USA’s hot roster of hit series gives viewers something to warm up to as the days get shorter and the nights grow colder. Nov. 2010 sees the return of fan-favorite “Burn Notice” on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 at 10/9 Cst with brand-new episodes.

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The second season finale seemed to promise a third that would see Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) dodging attacks from every side as his supposed protection from the CIA vanished after his declaration of autonomy in a helicopter over the ocean. Management (John Mahoney), as the white-haired honcho with a plan is called, warns Michael that by swearing off his protection, every enemy Michael every had would come looking for him, as we’re to believe that he’s been off the radar ever since his burn notice – though many different enemies showed up on his doorstep anyways. Either way, Management promised a season that would see Westen dodging bullets from every angle; instead the season goes back to business as usual and seems to take a different direction altogether: with a new law bully looking over his shoulder, a new conspiracy to foil, and lots and lots of people who need his help.

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Season four of USA Network’s “Burn Notice”.

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“Burn Notice” returns for its fourth season on Thursdays at 9/8 Cst on USA Network. The No. 1 scripted series on cable stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell and Sharon Gless. The action-packed season four commences with a new counterintelligence expert,...

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The third season of “Burn Notice” features Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Paul Tei, Tricia Helfer, Seth Peterson, Marc Macaulay, Brandon Morris, Michael Shanks and Otto Sanchez. Read our “Burn Notice” season-three premiere review here.

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The show is about a spy who was disavowed by the U.S. government and uses his special-ops training to help others in trouble. Each prize pack is valued at $100.

Get ready to get burned! The No. 1 show on cable returns with all-new episodes.

Tyne Daly and Clayne Crawford guest starred in the “Burn Notice” winter premiere (“A Dark Road”) on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 at 10/9 Cst. The next episode is titled “Friendly Fire”.

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Following eight episodes, Burn Notice wraps up with an installment that finds Michael realizing the true price of getting his job back, and it could cost him everything.

Last time we saw Burn Notice, Barry (Paul Tei) enlisted Michael's (Jeffrey Donovan) help in tracking down his money-laundering client list, which has been stolen by a vicious thief. Michael went after the thief only to find that the task wasn't all that it seemed. Meanwhile, Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) tried to be supportive of Michael's decision to reconnect with the intelligence community, but she and Michael realized that their differences on the issue may not be reconcilable.