The Lipstick Bureau1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotn is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italys capital. One of the OSSs few female operatives abroad and multilingual, shes tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers. Despite limited resources, Niki and a scrappy team of artists, forgers and others now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau find success, forming a bond amid the