It’s not going to come back because it was a mini-series that was done because the story was over with the arrest of Aldrich Ames. The only way it can come back is to depict his life in the Supermax prison, or perhaps the life of his wife and family. In fact, at the very end of the mini-series we see the product of the CIA operatives who discovered his misdeeds, because they are shown signing copies of their book. You can read the book by purchasing “Circle of Treason” or by finding it at your nearby public library.

The last two episodes were shown on the ABC broadcast network on the second of two Sunday afternoons. You can watch them on the ABC website.

“The Assets” was not “canceled.” It was a mini-series based on true historical events based on an authorized account in a book written by two CIA operatives. Both authors were featured as main characters in the mini-series. All names used were the real names of the participants. Aldrich Ames received a life sentence without the possibility of parole. There are no other events to be portrayed in a “new season.” It was not a “show.” It was never intended to be a “show.” The last four of eight episodes ran on Sunday afternoons because there were low ratings on both… Read more »