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TV Show Reviews
Review of "The
Spy"
9/10/19 by
Suzanne
airs now on Netflix
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Comedian/actor/writer Sacha Baron Cohen stars as
Eli Cohen, a real spy that was part of the Mossad
until he was executed by Syria in 1965. It's a good
suspense thriller, and Sacha Baron Cohen does a
great job (as do the other actors). If you
thought he was only capable of doing comedy like
"Borat," you'd be wrong.
There are other familiar faces in the series,
such as Noah Emmerich ("The Americans") and
Alexander Siddig ("Gotham," "Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine"). It's a good drama and worth watching.
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MORE INFORMATION:
SACHA BARON COHEN HAS BEEN CAST AS
ELI COHEN IN THE SPY ON NETFLIX
Sacha Baron Cohen has been cast as Eli Cohen in the
upcoming drama The Spy, a six episode limited
series exploring Cohen’s role as a spy for Israel in Syria
in the early 1960s. The limited series will debut globally
on Netflix (outside of France), and on OCS in France.
Eli 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.
Gideon Raff is writer and director. Légende Films and
Alain Goldman are producing.
Cohen currently appears in Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for
Charity, which launched globally on Netflix Friday,
April
6.
THE SPY is inspired by the real-life story of former
Mossad agent, Eli Cohen, who successfully goes undercover in
Syria in the early 1960s. Cohen becomes close enough to
ambitious military leaders and their rich friends to earn a
game-changing level of trust about Syria’s biggest
anti-Israel secret initiatives.
The series stars, Emmy-nominated Sacha Baron Cohen
(Who is America?) as Eli Cohen, a man who wants nothing
more than to be of service to his country, but he does his
job so well that he finds it hard to strip off his double
identity. Noah Emmerich (The Americans) plays Dan
Peleg, Eli’s Mossad handler who tires to ease his own guilt
over the sacrifices Eli makes, Hadar Ratzon Rotem
(Homeland) portrays Eli’s wife, Nadia, who is left to
raise their family on her own and knows something isn’t
right about her husband’s government job, and Waleed Zuaiter
(Colony) plays Amin Al-Hafz, a military officer who
thinks he’s found the perfect ally in the undercover Cohen.
THE SPY is written and directed by Emmy-winner Gideon Raff (Prisoners
of War, Homeland and Tyrant) and
Légende Films. The series is produced by Alain Goldman (La
Vie en Rose).The limited series features 6x60-minute
episodes.
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