Sacha Baron Cohen plays spy in new Netflix series By Press Association August 28 2019, 6:55 pm August 28 2019, 6:55 pm Share Sacha Baron Cohen plays spy in new Netflix series Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/entertainment/tv-film/1829808/sacha-baron-cohen-plays-spy-in-new-netflix-series/ Copy Link Sacha Baron Cohen (Ian West/PA) Sacha Baron Cohen has been pictured as a Mossad agent in new Netflix series The Spy. The star, 47, plays agent Eli Cohen in the six-part series. Sacha Baron Cohen stars in #TheSpy, a limited series inspired by the real story of a former Mossad agent who successfully went undercover in Syria in the early 1960s. Written and directed by #Homeland executive producer Gideon Raff, all six-episodes premiere Sept. 6 pic.twitter.com/SVbK4O2Vp8— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) August 28, 2019 The Spy was inspired by the real story of a former Mossad agent who successfully went undercover in Syria in the early 1960s. The espionage drama was written and directed by Homeland’s executive producer Gideon Raff. It is set to premiere on September 6.