Inside the Mossad

The assassinations of Nazis, terrorists and Iranian nuclear scientists have given the Mossad a fearsome reputation that has come with a moral cost. For the first time, former spy chiefs and operatives discuss personal and operational challenges, ethical dilemmas, and the personal price they were forced to pay.

Inside the Mossad (2017) is an Israeli documentary miniseries created by Duki Dror, Yossi Melman and Chen Shelach and broadcast on HOT8. Across four episodes of roughly fifty minutes each, former spy chiefs and field operatives sit for candid interviews, including Yossi Alpher, Ram Ben Barak, Gad Shimron, Uzi Arad, Avi Dagan and Rafi Eitan, all appearing as themselves. Rather than dramatizing events, the series builds its engine from testimony: each episode revisits the covert operations that gave Israel's foreign intelligence service its feared reputation, and asks what personal and operational challenges those missions demanded and what price the people who carried them out were forced to pay. The episodes move through archival material and the speakers' own recollections of targeted killings, terrorism, and the nuclear scientists and Nazi fugitives who were its targets. The tone is sober, reflective and occasionally unsettling, more concerned with conscience than triumph. Viewers drawn to serious political documentaries and inside accounts of state intelligence will find it resonant, in the company of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Hunt for the Unabomber. It is a single-season limited docuseries with a contemplative, morally weighted register throughout.

• The Spy Who Came in from the Coldtrue espionage history told through former operatives' testimony, serious and revelatory tone
• Hunt for the Unabomberdocuseries built on interviews with insiders recounting covert operations and moral costs
• The Man Who Knewserious intelligence agency documentary with former officials reflecting on secret operations

Created by

Duki Dror, Yossi Melman, Chen Shelach

Release Date

2017-06-04

Episode runtime

50 min

Rating

7.5 / 10 (7)

What is Inside the Mossad about?

Retired Mossad chiefs and operatives candidly reckon with the assassinations and ethical dilemmas that built the agency's fearsome reputation.

What is Inside the Mossad like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Inside the Mossad as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

Is Inside the Mossad violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Inside the Mossad as mild.

Which shows are like Inside the Mossad?

Shows with a similar feel include The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Hunt for the Unabomber, and The Man Who Knew.

How long is Inside the Mossad?

Inside the Mossad: 1 season, 4 episodes.

Is Inside the Mossad still running?

No, Inside the Mossad has ended.

Where can I watch Inside the Mossad?

In United States, Inside the Mossad streams on Chai Flicks.