Ghosts of Beirut
American television series
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Ghosts of Beirut is a four-part espionage thriller television series that debuted on Showtime on May 19, 2023.
- Joëlle Touma
- Greg Barker
- Avi Issacharoff
- Lior Raz
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| Genre | Espionage thriller |
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| Directed by | Greg Barker |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Cinematography | Kolja Brandt |
| Editor | Mathew Woolley |
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| Network | Showtime |
| Release | May 19 – June 11, 2023 |
Synopsis
Ghosts of Beirut follows the decades-long international pursuit of Imad Mughniyeh by intelligence agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency and Mossad.[1] Blending dramatized scenes with documentary-style interviews, the series traces efforts to track him across multiple countries over many years. The narrative culminates in the covert operation that led to his assassination 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
- Soufiane El Khalidy as Kerem
- Neta Riskin as Teddy's wife
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]