The Spy

The Spy (2019)
Limited Series - 6 episodes (2019 September 6)

Netflix Distributed Series

Availability: Limited

1 season

Plot: 

Exploring Eli Cohen's role as a spy for Israel in Syria in the early 1960s, Cohen is one of the most legendary spies in the world. Cohen lived in Damascus undercover in the beginning of the '60s, spying for Israel. He managed to embed himself into Syrian high society and rise through the ranks of their politics. His actions, connections, and immense sacrifice have had lasting consequences, shaping the Middle East of today.

Links:

• Casting Announcement
• Noah Emmerich Cast
• Watch the trailer

Trivia:

• Sacha Baron Cohen plays Eli Cohen.
• Noah Emmerich plays Dan Peleg, a charming, rumpled and brilliant Mossad trainer. He is wise, wary and stubborn, and has a tendency to blur the boundaries between the personal and professional. He has conflicted feelings about Eli, and is tormented by a mistake made in the past.
• Release date reported on August 14, 2019.