Ghosts of Beirut (2023)
Follows the hunt for Imad Mughniyeh, a Lebanese terrorist who evaded his adversaries in the Mossad and the CIA for more than two decades.
Cast: Dina Shihabi, Navid Negahban, Sarah Oliver-Watts, Nick Donadio, David Ignatius, Sam Wyman, Amir Khoury, Hisham Suliman, Iddo Goldberg, Ned Bellamy, Zineb Triki, Billy Smith, Yuval Scharf, Hiba Bennani, Khalid Ben Chegra, Salim Benmoussa, Tzahi Grad, Youness Beyej
The Finding
Armed with the evidence she and Teddy have gathered, Lena asks the White House to authorize the killing of Imad. Imad persuades Iran to provide him access to chemical weapons.
Hunted
The CIA appoints William Buckley as new Beirut station chief; Chet Riley uncovers an elusive image of Imad; Imad escalates his attacks, forcing the U.S. to withdraw from Lebanon, leaving Imad the most powerful player in the Middle East.
Emergence
A young CIA targeter, Lena Asayran, connects a 2007 attack on US forces in Iraq to the CIA’s greatest adversary, Imad Mughniyeh. Lena manipulates a defector from Iran into revealing the murky origins of Imad’s rise at 19 years old. In 1983, CIA officer Robert Ames believes he can force Israel to withdraw and implement a regional peace plan.