AMC's new drama “Turn” — which premiered Sunday night — explores the seeds of espionage in America, as a handful of colonists known as the Culper Ring struggle to free the nation-to-be from British tyranny through subterfuge, under the direction of founding father George Washington.
In a behind-the-scenes look exclusive to TheWrap, executive producer Craig Silverstein, star Jamie Bell and others discuss the methods that the Culper Ring used to accomplish their mission of espionage — methods that, while primitive, provided the roots of modern-day espionage.
**See video:* *AMC's ‘Turn’ Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek
“Spying is in our very DNA as a country,” Silverstein notes. “The Culper spy ring is really the first sleeper cell — no one had thought yet to live under a cover identity and constantly observe the enemy, which required a chain of agents.”
Invisible ink? Notes left in hollowed-out trees? Secret message via petticoat?
*Also read:* ‘Turn’ Review: Meet the Spies Who Made America
Watch the video below to see how they did it in the old days.
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In a behind-the-scenes look exclusive to TheWrap, executive producer Craig Silverstein, star Jamie Bell and others discuss the methods that the Culper Ring used to accomplish their mission of espionage — methods that, while primitive, provided the roots of modern-day espionage.
**See video:* *AMC's ‘Turn’ Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek
“Spying is in our very DNA as a country,” Silverstein notes. “The Culper spy ring is really the first sleeper cell — no one had thought yet to live under a cover identity and constantly observe the enemy, which required a chain of agents.”
Invisible ink? Notes left in hollowed-out trees? Secret message via petticoat?
*Also read:* ‘Turn’ Review: Meet the Spies Who Made America
Watch the video below to see how they did it in the old days.
The post Jamie Bell Goes All James Bond on the Redcoats in ‘Turn’ Behind-the-Scenes Clip (Exclusive Video) appeared first on TheWrap.
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Bryan Cranston to Dish on 'Breaking Bad' in Memoir
'Turn' Review: Meet the Spies Who Made America Reported by The Wrap 26 minutes ago.