Ghosts of Beirut

American television series

Avi Issacharoff
Lior Raz
Greg Barker

Screenplay by

Joëlle Touma
Greg Barker
Avi Issacharoff
Lior Raz

Directed byGreg BarkerStarring

Dermot Mulroney
Dina Shihabi
Garret Dillahunt
Iddo Goldberg
Ty Wood
Hisham Suleiman
Amir Khoury

Original languageEnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes4ProductionExecutive producers

Greg Barker
Daniel Driefuss
Joëlle Touma
Vinnie Molhotra

CinematographyKolja BrandtEditorMathew WoolleyProduction company

Hidden Truth Films

Original releaseNetworkShowtimeReleaseMay 19 (2023-05-19) –
June 11, 2023 (2023-06-11)

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 Youner 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.

External links

Ghosts of Beirut at IMDb

Paramount+ with Showtime original programming

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