Ghosts of Beirut is a four-part espionage thriller television series that debuted on Showtime on May 19, 2023.
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Synopsis
Ghosts of Beirut follows the decades-long international pursuit of Imad Mughniyeh by intelligence agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency and Mossad. 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.
Cast
Dermot Mulroney as Robert Ames
Dina Shihabi as Lena Asayran
Iddo Goldberg as Teddy, Nadia's partner
Hisham Suleiman as Imad Mughniyeh
Amir Khoury as younger Imad Mughniyeh
Farida Bouaazaoui as Saada Badreddine
Hiba Bennani as younger Saada Badreddine
Salim Benmoussa as Mustafa Badreddine
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 Asgari
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 Nadia, Teddy's partner
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. The series includes documentary elements with real-life interviews with prominent officials from the CIA and Mossad.
Broadcast
The series aired on Showtime from May 19, 2023.