Showtime has announced that its upcoming spy drama “Ghosts of Beirut” will debut on Friday, May 19 on the Showtime streaming site and will air linearly on May 21 at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific.
The four-part limited series tells the origin story of 21-year-old Mughniyeh (also known as "The Ghost"), an elusive Lebanese terrorist who evaded capture by the CIA and Mossad for two decades. He was responsible for more American deaths than any other individual before 9/11.
Creators: Greg Barker, Avi Issacharoff, Lior Raz
Stars: Navid Negahban, Amir Khoury, Ned Bellamy
Told from American, Israeli and Lebanese perspectives, the series traces Mughniyeh's origins from the Shiite slums of South Beirut to his masterminding the concept of suicide bombers, a deadly tactic that led to his rapid rise as the terrorist. most dangerous in the world. Based on an extensive investigation of as-yet-classified events, the drama spans decades and weaves together real-life, first-hand interviews with top CIA and Mossad officials, connecting the turmoil of 1980s Beirut with spy games from the Modern Middle East. ”, reads the official description of Showtime.
Dina Shihabi, Dermot Mulroney ("My Best Friend's Wedding"), Garret Dillahunt ("12 Years a Slave"), Iddo Goldberg ("Snowpiercer"), Hisham Suleiman (" Munich, ” “Fauda”), Amir Khoury (“Image of Victory”) and Rafi Gavron (“A Star Is Born”) star in the series.
The drama hails from “Fauda” creators Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz, and is also executive produced by Daniel Dreifuss (“All Quiet on the Western Front”) and Greg Barker (“Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt”). for Bin Laden”). , who directs all four episodes. Lebanese screenwriter Joëlle Touma (“The Insult”) served as writer and co-executive producer, along with co-executive producers Padriac McKinley (“The Good Lord Bird”) and Diane Becker (“Navalny”).
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