TV series
The Spy
Overview
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-09-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Légende Films, LBF / Aplus Finance, The Spy Pictures, Nexus Factory, uMedia, G. Raff Productions
- Country
- BE, HU, MA, GB, US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
- Noah Emmerich as Dan Peleg
- Hadar Ratzon Rotem as Nadia Cohen
- Alexander Siddig as Ahmed Suidani
- Waleed Zuaiter as Amin al-Hafez
- Nassim Lyes as Ma'azi Zaher Ad-Din
- Moni Moshonov as Jacob Shimoni
- Yael Eitan as Maya
- Alona Tal as Julia Schneider
- Hicham Goullal as Adam Morse Officer
- Éva Vándor as Zelda
- Robert Jezek as Salinger
Creators and crew
- Gideon Raff - Creator
- Bénédicte Bellocq - Executive Producer
- Souad Lamriki - Executive Producer
- Sacha Baron Cohen - Executive Producer
- Gideon Raff - Executive Producer
- Adrian Politowski - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Immigrant
Desperate to get an agent inside Syria, Mossad recruits Egyptian-born Eli and puts him through a crash course in spycraft.
Episode 2: What's New, Buenos Aires?
Solidifying his cover identity in Buenos Aires, Eli makes a serendipitous connection. But his fervor puts the entire mission in jeopardy.
Episode 3: Alone in Damascus
Eli makes an influential ally. Though early operations in Damascus quickly bear fruit, Dan fears Eli's bold methods will get him killed.
Episode 4: The Odd Couples
Eli's mission takes a dangerous turn as he tries to report on a secret military installation. Back home, Nadia struggles to raise the children alone.
Episode 5: Fish Gotta Swim
After a bloody coup, Eli insinuates himself closer to the center of Syrian power. But the emotional demands of the job take a severe toll.
Episode 6: Home
While Israel prepares to strike a Syrian target identified by Eli, suspicion closes in around him. Retaliation is swift -- and ruthless.
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