A Besúgó: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Besúgó is set in 1985, behind the Iron Curtain, as Geri leaves for college. He is looking forward to meeting girls and partying and joins a group of radicals, led by the charismatic Száva. But Geri has a secret. He's an informant of the totalitarian state and to save his brother, he's been forced to spy on his new friends for State Security. While Geri's life changes forever – juggling parties and political debates – he wrestles with a daily challenge; whose side should he be on? Especially when the group's increasingly radical leader, Száva realizes that there is an informant among them.

Series details

• Title: A Besúgó
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Hungarian
• Genres: Drama, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2022-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-05-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: HBO Max
• Typical episode runtime: 43 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60974
• IMDb ID: tt19177348
• TVDB ID: 417772

Cast and credited roles

• Gergely Váradi — Geri
• Márton Patkós — Száva
• Szabolcs Thuróczy — Handler
• Benjámin Lengyel — Barna
• Júlia Szász — Kata
• Ádám Varga — Máté
• Richárd Borbély — Karcsi
• Abigél Szőke — Judit
• Mariann Hermányi — Adél

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-04-01; final listed air date 2022-05-13; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Besúgó on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.