Synopsis
The Spy (2019), Season 1 — watch online on iFILM. Six episodes, one nerve-shredding true story. Sacha Baron Cohen drops the comedy to play Eli Cohen, a quiet clerk Mossad turns into its deepest-planted agent inside 1960s Syria.
It opens in Buenos Aires, where Eli builds a cover as a wealthy, charming Syrian expat and works his way into the right circles. Then comes Damascus. The closer he gets to the country's military command, the harder it becomes to tell the role from the man wearing it. His wife Nadia raises their children almost alone; his handler Dan watches Eli's nerve and fears it will get him killed. A secret base, a coup, intelligence that decides who lives — every episode raises the cost.
Gideon Raff, creator of the show that became Homeland, directs this as a slow, airless thriller where the danger lives in a single misjudged sentence rather than a gunfight. Baron Cohen's straight dramatic turn is the reason to press play. Stream The Spy Season 1 online on iFILM.
6 episodes
S1·E1The Immigrant
Desperate to get an agent inside Syria, Mossad recruits Egyptian-born Eli and puts him through a crash course in spycraft.
S1·E2What'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.
S1·E3Alone 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.
S1·E4The 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.
S1·E5Fish 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.
S1·E6Home
While Israel prepares to strike a Syrian target identified by Eli, suspicion closes in around him. Retaliation is swift -- and ruthless.
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