Ballerina Dominika Egorova's career endures a setback when she breaks her leg during a performance. After recovering, she tries to get back her role through doing a favour for her uncle, a senior officer in the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service ('SVR'). This makes her a witness to a murder, putting her life in danger. In order to stay alive she joins the SVR and receives training as a 'Sparrow', a female espionage agent. Her first assignment: seduce a CIA agent in Budapest and find out the name of his mole in Moscow.

Okay, but not brilliant. Quite gritty and intriguing. Plot has some decent twists and turns, though nothing too astounding or unforeseen.

However, not entirely engaging and never rises above being an average thriller or espionage drama. Not overly original either - central plot is reminiscent of (La Femme) Nikita.

Is also quite slow, especially for a thriller, with the plot dragged out a fair bit.

Overall: watchable, but don't expect anything amazing.