The Spy Overview

The Spy is an espionage thriller starring British actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as real-life Israeli agent Eli Cohen. The show, which streams worldwide on Netflix, was a critical hit when it was first released in 2019. Director Gideon Raff (creator of the cult sensation Prisoners of War, later remade in the US as Homeland) tells the story of Cohen's global adventures leading up to the Six-Day War in 1967 between Israel and Syria. It is refreshing to see Sacha Baron Cohen in a serious role and realizing that his talents go well beyond comedy. Great for binge-watching over a rainy weekend.