The Spy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Spy tells the story of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen. Eli 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 until he was uncovered by the Syrian regime, sentenced to death and publicly hanged in a Damascus square in 1965. Cohen is considered a national hero in Israel. His actions, connections and immense sacrifice have had lasting consequences, shaping the Middle East of today.

Series details

• Title: The Spy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2019-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-09-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 35968
• IMDb ID: tt5952634
• TVDB ID: 368109

Cast and credited roles

• Sacha Baron Cohen — Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
• Noah Emmerich — Dan Peleg
• Hadar Ratzon Rotem — Nadia Cohen
• Yael Eitan — Maya
• Moni Moshonov — Jacob Shimoni
• Alexander Siddig — Ahmed Suidani
• Waleed Zuaiter — General Amin al-Hafez
• Nassim Lyes — Ma'azi Zaher Ad-Din
• Alona Tal — Julia Schneider

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-09-06; final listed air date 2019-09-06; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Spy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.