Dina Shihabi & Dermot Mulroney Star In Showtime Spy Drama Series ‘Ghosts Of Beirut’ From ‘Fauda’ Creators

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has set 'Ghosts Of Beirut,' a four-part spy drama based on the real-life espionage story of the manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh, the elusive Lebanese terrorist who outwitted his adversaries in the CIA and Mossad for over two decades

), who directs all four episodes, and Daniel Dreifuss executive producealongside Issacharoff and Raz. The series will debut on streaming and on demand May 19 for Showtime subscribers, before making its on-air debut on the network May 21.Ghosts Of Beirut,

whose narrative is augmented by documentary elements, tracks the origins of 21-year old Mughniyeh who emerged from obscurity and was responsible for more American deaths than any other individual prior to 9/11. Told from the American, Israeli and Lebanese perspectives and follows two generations of CIA officers, the series traces Mughniyeh’s origins from the Shiite slums of South Beirut to his masterminding of the concept of suicide bombers, a deadly tactic that led to his swift rise as the world’s most dangerous terrorist.

Based on extensive research of still-classified events, the drama spans decades and weaves in first-hand, real-life interviews with prominent officials from the CIA and Mossad, connecting the turmoil of 1980s Beirut with the spy games of the modern Middle East. Lebanese screenwriter Joëlle Touma served as writer and co-executive producer, along with co-executive producers Padriac McKinley (

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