The wait for the next James Bond has become agonizing. Following Daniel Craig’s surprisingly fatal departure in No Time to Die all the way back in 2021, it is now nearing a record-matching six years between 007 outings, with the announcement regarding who will be chosen to wield the latest license to kill expected to emerge before 2026 is over. Amid all this, a critically acclaimed spy thriller that’s best described as the anti-Bond, and one that features the newest 007 frontrunner in the lead, has been cleaning up on streaming as it reaches almost 1000 days in the charts.

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