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Feb 2023
26m 14s

Damian Lewis | A Leak Of Their Own

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It's snowing in Los Angeles, the Department of Energy says the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a lab leak, and the former president is spending his free time working on his DJ skills. Damian Lewis, the Emmy award-winning actor you know from "Homeland" and "Billions," tells Stephen what it was like playing a British intelligence spy in his new series "A Spy Among Friends." Check out the new limited series when it premieres March 12th on MGM+.

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