Miniseries · Netflix
The Spy
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sacha Baron Cohen
Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
6 eps
Noah Emmerich
Dan Peleg
6 eps
Hadar Ratzon Rotem
Nadia Cohen
6 eps
Alexander Siddig
Ahmed Suidani
6 eps
Waleed Zuaiter
Amin al-Hafez
6 eps
Nassim Lyes
Ma'azi Zaher Ad-Din
6 eps
Moni Moshonov
Jacob Shimoni
6 eps
Yael Eitan
Maya
6 eps
Alona Tal
Julia Schneider
6 eps
Thomas Elbouhati
Galilee Kibbutz Soldier
1 eps
Saadia Loutati
Ben Gurion's Secretary
1 eps
Philippe Gray
Mossad Tailor
1 eps
Younes Bouab
Syrian Embassy Photographer
1 eps
Saïd Amadis
Latif Al Hashan
1 eps
Omar Salim
Mustaffah
1 eps
Ori Pfeffer
Arik
2 eps
Nóra Trokán
El Al Stewardess
1 eps
David Benzara
Border Soldier
1 eps
Hamza Kadiri
Astoria Ship Waiter
1 eps
Rabiâ El Katin
Al Hamidiya Vendor
1 eps
Mansour Badri
Abu Haldon
1 eps
Benjamin Hicquel
Belmondo
1 eps
Alexandra Marcovici
Alitalia Stewardess
1 eps
Neta Riskin
Tova
4 eps
Mohamed Ayad
Cohen's Neighbor
1 eps
Faical El Kihel
Marwan
1 eps
Mohamed Ben Taleb
Golan Bunker Soldier
1 eps
Hassan Ganouni
Shlomo
1 eps
Ghalia Benzaouia
Golan Prostitute
1 eps
Arié Elmaleh
Michel Aflaq
2 eps
Stanley Townsend
General Ad-Din
2 eps
Jawad Elbe
2nd Bureau Gate Guard
1 eps
Faycal Zeglat
Damascus Tailor Shopkeeper
1 eps
Tim Seyfi
Mohamed Bin Laden
1 eps
Ilham Nabihi
Rita
1 eps
Hicham Goullal
Adam Morse Officer
6 eps
Éva Vándor
Zelda
5 eps
Yousef Sweid
George Seif
4 eps
Boaz Konforty
Eitan
4 eps
Mourad Zaoui
Benny
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Spy actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Spy reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Home
While Israel prepares to strike a Syrian target identified by Eli, suspicion closes in around him. Retaliation is swift -- and ruthless.
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Max Perry, Gideon Raff
S01E04
The Odd Couples
Eli's mission takes a dangerous turn as he tries to report on a secret military installation. Back home, Nadia struggles to raise the children alone.
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Max Perry, Gideon Raff
S01E01
The Immigrant
Desperate to get an agent inside Syria, Mossad recruits Egyptian-born Eli and puts him through a crash course in spycraft.
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Gideon Raff
S01E03
Alone in Damascus
Eli makes an influential ally. Though early operations in Damascus quickly bear fruit, Dan fears Eli's bold methods will get him killed.
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Gideon Raff
S01E05
Fish Gotta Swim
After a bloody coup, Eli insinuates himself closer to the center of Syrian power. But the emotional demands of the job take a severe toll.
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Max Perry, Gideon Raff
S01E02
What's New, Buenos Aires?
Solidifying his cover identity in Buenos Aires, Eli makes a serendipitous connection. But his fervor puts the entire mission in jeopardy.
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Gideon Raff
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02
What's New, Buenos Aires?
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Gideon Raff
S01E03
Alone in Damascus
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Gideon Raff
S01E04
The Odd Couples
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Max Perry, Gideon Raff
S01E05
Fish Gotta Swim
- Directed by Gideon Raff
- Written by Max Perry, Gideon Raff
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Sacha Baron CohenExecutive Producer
- Souad LamrikiExecutive Producer
- Adrian PolitowskiProducer
- Alain GoldmanProducer
- Cédric IlandProducer
- Bénédicte BellocqExecutive Producer
Writing
- Max PerryWriter
- Gideon RaffWriter
Direction
- Gideon RaffDirector
Cinematography
- Itai NeemanDirector of Photography
Music
- Guillaume RousselOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- PBS Masterpiece Amazon ChannelStreaming
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