Apple TV has ordered an eight-episode spy series titled “ Safe Houses ,” from showrunner Gideon Raff and inspired by the 2018 novel by Dan Fesperman.

“Safe Houses” is a fast-paced espionage thriller set in the aftermath of the killing of a high-ranking CIA officer in Madrid. The series follows Sofia Jiménez, a fugitive agent accused of the crime, and the murder victim’s widow, Ambassador Elizabeth Winthrop, as they each investigate the crime from opposite sides, “unraveling a vast conspiracy that could upend the balance of global power,” per the logline.

Raff is an Israeli film and television director best known for his Channel 2 thriller “Prisoners of War,” which became the source material for the American spy drama “Homeland.” Raff co-developed “Homeland” with Howard Gordon and Ale

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