The Informant
Season 1
Created by: Bálint Szentgyörgyi
Network: HBO Max
Season aired: 2022-04-01
Overview
Behind the Iron Curtain, Geri leaves for college, looks 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.
Episodes · 8
Episode 1
The regime blackmails Gerit, a college student, into spying on Zsolt Száva, the leader of the pro-democracy rebels, who aims to overthrow the communist regime in power in 1985.
Episode 2
Geri is pressured by his Handler to get closer to Száva, whose thirst for power accelerates, while Kata senses that an informant may be amongst them.
Episode 3
Geri is torn about what information to share with his handler ahead of a nationwide protest. Száva's leadership skills are tested when Kata holds a vote, and Máté organizes a movie night to remember.
Episode 4
Gerinek must decide whose side he’s on, while the handler organizes a raid on Száva’s opposition rally.
Episode 5
Száva wins a heated debate at the opposition meeting, where Kata loses the list of new team members.
Episode 6
The group is preparing for a new mission; Kata shares some shocking news with Száva.
Episode 7
Geri is doing everything she can to avoid getting caught; Száva receives an unexpected offer.
Episode 8
After nearly coming to blows with the communists, Geri and Száva take their fate into their own hands.
