CI5: The New Professionals (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, CI5: The New Professionals is a crime and action & adventure series.

What it’s about. In this 1998 re-imagining of the original The Professionals TV show, CI5 now has an international remit, being jointly funded by the governments of the UK, U.S.A., Japan, Germany and France, and called upon to deal with terrorism and espionage on an international scale. An all-new cast features the original dynamic of two gung ho field agents (these a former U.S. Navy Seal and a British secret service man) and a cantankerous boss, but adds the dynamic of a female agent, a computer and martial arts expert who came to CI5 by way of the Canadian Secret Service. Expectations were high, but the new show failed to capture the imagination of viewers and only one season was made.

Who’s in it. CI5: The New Professionals stars Edward Woodward as Harry Malone, Lexa Doig as Tina Backus, Colin Wells as Sam Curtis and Kal Weber as Chris Keel, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, CI5: The New Professionals has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch CI5: The New Professionals page.

If you liked it. Fans of CI5: The New Professionals tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Lucifer and Riverdale.