Ghosts of Beirut: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Four-part limited series based on one of the most extraordinary real-life espionage stories of our time: the manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh, the elusive terrorist mastermind who outwitted his adversaries for over two decades. Based on a true story, Mugniyeh took terrorism to deadly new levels, creating public martyrs out of anonymous suicide bombers. As CIA and Mossad operatives were haunted by Imad's actions, they unexpectedly join forces in a high-stakes international chase to finally find and take down the man known as "the ghost."

Series details

• Title: Ghosts of Beirut
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2023-05-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Showtime on Demand
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 57 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 67933
• IMDb ID: tt21100682
• TVDB ID: 433353

Cast and credited roles

• Dina Shihabi — Lena Asayran
• Navid Negahban — Ali-Reza Asgari
• Amir Khoury — Imad Mughniyeh (1982)
• Ned Bellamy — William Casey
• Billy Smith — Dewey Clarridge
• Hisham Suliman — Imad Mughniyeh (2007)
• Iddo Goldberg — Teddy
• Zineb Triki — Wafa
• Yuval Scharf — Sarah
• Dermot Mulroney — Robert Ames
• Garret Dillahunt — William Buckley
• Rafi Gavron — Chet Riley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-05-19; final listed air date 2023-06-09; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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