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Genre | Espionage thriller |
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Directed by | Greg Barker |
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Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Cinematography | Kolja Brandt |
Editor | Mathew Woolley |
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Network | Showtime |
Release | May 19 – June 11, 2023 |
Ghosts of Beirut is a four-part espionage thriller television series that debuted on Showtime on May 19, 2023.
The series explores the real-life manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh. [1] Mughniyeh was implicated in Hezbollah attacks during the 1980s and 1990s until he died in a bomb blast in Damascus on February 12, 2008. [2]
The show is created by Avi Issacharoff, Lior Raz and Greg Barker, and directed by Greg Barker. It is executive produced by Daniel Dreifuss and Barker. The script writer is Joëlle Touma who was also co-executive producer, alongside co-executive producers Padriac McKinley and Diane Becker. [3] The series includes documentary elements with real-life interviews with prominent officials from the CIA and Mossad. [4]
The series aired on Showtime from May 19, 2023. [5]
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