Turn Teaser: Get a First Look at AMC’s Upcoming Spy Drama

AMC released the first teaser for upcoming spy drama Turn, based on the novel Washington s Spies: The Story of America s First Spy Ring by Alexander Rose, yesterday. Developed for television by Craig Silverstein (Nikita, Terra Nova), the series tells the story of New York farmer Abraham Woodhull (Jamie Bell), who bands together a group of friends to form The Culper Ring, spies who shift the balance of power in the fight for America s independence. Personally guiding the men was Washington himself, desperate to know when and where the British would strike next, and The Culper Ring managed to escape the arm of the British Secret Service due to the tricks and tips that their leader instilled in them. Turn will be another period drama for AMC, who already has Mad Men (1960s-1970s) and Hell on Wheels (1860s) in its roster of shows. Presumably, the show is going to take over the June-August window that The Killing aired last season, with fellow new drama Catch & Fire to follow in the fa

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