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The Spy

The Spy

20197.41 Season6 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Bénédicte Bellocq
Produced by Alain Goldman, Cédric Iland, Adrian Politowski
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen

Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Dan Peleg

Hadar Ratzon Rotem

Hadar Ratzon Rotem

Nadia Cohen

Alexander Siddig

Alexander Siddig

Ahmed Suidani

Waleed Zuaiter

Waleed Zuaiter

Amin al-Hafez

Nassim Lyes

Nassim Lyes

Ma'azi Zaher Ad-Din

Moni Moshonov

Moni Moshonov

Jacob Shimoni

Yael Eitan

Yael Eitan

Maya

Alona Tal

Alona Tal

Julia Schneider

Themes & Keywords

spybased on novel or bookmossadsecret missionespionagepoliticsbased on true storyminiserieshistorical1960smale spypoliticalthriller

About The Spy

The Spy is a drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of spy, based on novel or book, mossad, secret mission, espionage, politics. Created by Bénédicte Bellocq, it stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem. 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.

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