Treadstone
Series, 2019, Treadstone, Set in 1973 & 2019
Treadstone is #6 of 6 in release order and #6 of 6 in chronological order in the Bourne.
The story
The Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.
Treadstone recap
This is a single season. In 1973, John Randolph Bentley, a CIA Treadstone agent, escapes a Soviet program called Cicada in East Berlin that has been brainwashing captured agents, chased by his Soviet handler Petra Andropov. He learns he carried out KGB killings and torture while under the program's control and is eventually captured again. In the present day, sleeper agents around the world are suddenly activated: Soyun Park, a piano teacher in North Korea, kills a general, and Doug McKenna, an oil driller in Alaska, blacks out after receiving a kill order. An older Petra guards a Cold War nuclear missile, Stiletto Six, and learns that her former boss, Yuri Leniov, plans to sell it to North Korea. Journalist Tara Coleman investigates the Cicadas and the missile with help from her CIA contact Matt Edwards. CIA official Ellen Becker is forced to work for a reactivated Treadstone faction.
Treadstone ending explained
The series ends unresolved. A Treadstone unit secures the warhead with Becker's help, Tara fails to kill Yuri and disappears with Edwards after rescuing him, and Treadstone's director, Dan Levine, is killed. Doug fakes a target's death, and Petra seeks out an aged Bentley to help bring Treadstone down. USA Network cancelled the show after one season.
Where to watch Treadstone
Treadstone isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Jason Bourne, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Jason Bourne, the last.
What to watch before Treadstone
In release order, the essentials before Treadstone (2019) are The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Jason Bourne (2016). Treadstone itself is optional in the Bourne order.
Cast
- Jeremy Irvine as J. Randolph Bentley
- Brian J. Smith as Doug McKenna
- Omar Metwally as Matt Edwards
- Han Hyo-joo as SoYun Pak
- Tracy Ifeachor as Tara Coleman
- Gabrielle Scharnitzky as Petra Andropov
- Emilia Schüle as Young Petra Andropov
- Michelle Forbes as Ellen Becker
- Michael Gaston as Dan Levine
- Tess Haubrich as Samantha McKenna
- Lee Jong-hyuk as Colonel Shin
- Patrick Fugit as Stephen Haynes
Created by Tim Kring.