Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestThe murder of an American embassy secretary brings Lavender and his civilian team to Rio during Mardi Gras to find a security leak and keep a Touchstone computer code out of enemy hands. Lavender and a Russian intelligence agent become partners on a mission to keep a KGB general from building a nuclear weapon.
Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983.
Production
Larson's glossy aesthetic masks the budget chaos
Costume
Every disguise screams 'we bought this at a mall'
Creator
Glen A. Larson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glen A. Larson recycled the 'ordinary people as spies' concept from his unsold 1979 pilot 'The Secret Empire.' Even he forgot about this one.
Masquerade arrived months after The Love Boat's 'Love Boat Angels' planted Kirstie Alley in audiences' minds—ABC clearly hoped she'd anchor their next spy franchise. She didn't.
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