Ghosts of Beirut is a four-part espionage thriller television series that debuted on Showtime on May 19, 2023.
Synopsis
The series explores the real-life manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh.[1] Mughniyeh was implicated in Hezbollah attacks during the 1980s and 1990s until he died in a bomb blast in Damascus on February 12, 2008.[2]
Cast
- Dermot Mulroney as Robert Ames
- Dina Shihabi as Lena
- Iddo Goldberg as Teddy
- Hisham Suleiman as Imad Mughniyeh
- Amir Khoury as younger Imad Mughniyeh
- Zineb Triki as Wafa
- Ty Wood as Rani El-Haddad
- Rafi Gavron as Chet
- Garret Dillahunt as William Buckley
- Robert Kazinsky as Steve
- Ned Bellamy as William Casey
- Navid Negahban as Ali-Reza Asgari
- Omar Lotfi as younger Ali-Reza Asghari
- Billy Smith as Duane Clarridge
- Tzahi Grad as Meir Dagan
- Michael Moshonov as younger Meir Dagan
- Yaakov Zada Daniel as Mossad Commander
- Yuval Scharf as Sarah
Production
The show is created by Avi Issacharoff, Lior Raz and Greg Barker, and directed by Greg Barker. It is executive produced by Daniel Dreifuss and Barker. The script writer is Joëlle Touma who was also co-executive producer, alongside co-executive producers Padriac McKinley and Diane Becker.[3] The series includes documentary elements with real-life interviews with prominent officials from the CIA and Mossad.[4]
Broadcast
The series aired on Showtime from May 19, 2023.[5]
References
- ^ Berman, Marc (5 April 2023). "Showtime Announces Spy Drama 'Ghosts Of Beirut'". Forbes. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "'Fauda' creators drop trailer for new action miniseries". Times of Israel. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (19 April 2023). "Showtime's 'Ghosts of Beirut' Trailer Recounts CIA Manhunt for Deadly Terrorist (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 April 2023). "Dina Shihabi & Dermot Mulroney Star In Showtime Spy Drama Series 'Ghosts Of Beirut' From 'Fauda' Creators". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Bell, BreAnna (5 April 2023). "Showtime Announces Spy Drama 'Ghosts of Beirut'". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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