The Assets (ABC TV Series)

The Assets is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on ABC: American Broadcasting Company (GoAnimate in Real Life) in 2014. It is 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, and is 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.

On January 10, 2014, ABC cancelled The Assets due to low ratings. ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee disclosed at the Television Critics Association press tour that the unaired episodes would be made available at some point in the future. On June 21, 2014, the remaining episodes began airing on Saturdays and reruns, but after just two additional airings ABC again pulled the miniseries from new Saturday night timeslot in favor of Sunday afternoons in late July and early August. All eight episodes of The Assets were made available on Netflix on September 1, 2014.

Production Companies

 * Baltic Films Services
 * Lincoln Square Productions

Length
60 minutes

GoAnimate in Real Life Channel
ABC: American Broadcasting Company

Main Cast
Paul Rhys as Aldrich Ames

Jodie Whittaker as Sandra Grimes

Harriet Walter as Jeanne Vertefeuille

Stuart Milligan as Paul Redmond

Julian Ovenden as Gary Grimes

Christina Cole as Louisa

Ralph Brown as Lawrence Winston

Akie Kotabe as Eric

Catalina Denis as Rosario Ames

Episode List

 * 1) My Name is Aldrich Ames (January 2, 2014)
 * 2) Jewel in the Crown (January 9, 2014)
 * 3) Trip to Vienna (January 16, 2014)
 * 4) What's Done is Done (January 23, 2014)
 * 5) Check Mate (January 30, 2014)
 * 6) A Small Useless Truth (February 6, 2014)
 * 7) The Straw Poll (February 13, 2014)
 * 8) Avenger (February 20, 2014)