Paramount+ has set a July 16, 2024 premiere date for the six-episode documentary series Mafia Spies. Based on the book Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro by Thomas Maier, the docuseries dives into the plot to kill Fidel Castro during the Cold War.
“In Mafia Spies, viewers discover real-world spies, gangsters, honeypots and mistresses that unravels a hidden conspiracy between the CIA and the Chicago mob to assassinate Fidel Castro at a critical time in the Cold War; President Kennedy made it known that there was no living with Castro with missiles 90 miles from American soil,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “This action-packed and fully immersive series talks to the key players – giving their first-person accounts of what was happening in the United States and Cuba. Relying heavily on recently declassified material and premium cinematic recreations, the series charts a Cold War game of cat and mouse from Vegas to Miami to Havana that pitted Washington’s strongest players against the 20th century’s most notorious gangsters and exploring the secret connections among the CIA, the mob and Sinatra’s Rat Pack that still resonate today.”
The six-part series features interviews with historians, journalists, Sam Giancana’s daughter Antoinette, entertainer Betsy Duncan, and actor Robert Davi. Journalists participating include Gerald Posner, Tim Weiner, Geoff Schumacher, Stephen Kinzer, Peter Kornbluh, J. Michael Niotta, Professor Boris Nerey Obregon, and Felix Rodriguez.
Tom Donahue directed Mafia Spies and co-wrote the series with Ron Marasco. Donahue and Ilan Arboleda are co-showrunners and executive produce along with Paramount+’s Susan Zirinsky, Juan ‘JC’ Acosta, Mike Holz, and Jordan Bogdonavage. Allan Loeb, Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson, and Danny Strong Productions’ Danny Strong and Mandy Safavi also serve as executive producers.
The docuseries is produced by CreativeChaos vmg in Association with Danny Strong Productions and See It Now Studios.
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