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Limited Series – Mafia Spies

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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. Based on the book "Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro" by Thomas Maier (Masters of Sex), 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.
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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 07/22/2024
3.5/4
In jazzy style, Mafia Spies lays out the feds' bungled attempts to destabilize Communist Cuba, all of its material backed up by government files and solid journalism from author and former Sun-Times reporter Thomas Maier. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 07/17/2024
While Mafia Spies has a good story at its core, the series itself is at least two episodes too long to tell the story effectively. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Evan F @RT25663694 01/29/2025 Really well done long form! See more Read all reviews
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Thomas Maier

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Robert Davi

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Chris Matthews

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Bill Boggs

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Gerald Posner

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James Kaplan

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 16, 2024 The Game Revolution spells game over for the mob's golden goose in Havana; a new game begins for the CIA as it grapples with presidential orders to have Fidel Castro "sawed off." Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 16, 2024 The Betrayers The CIA begins working with a rogues' gallery of colorful characters as it attempts to "eliminate" Cuban leader Fidel Castro; foremost among them is legendary mob fixer, "Handsome Johnny" Roselli. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 16, 2024 The Setup The private life of Chicago mob gangster and spy, Sam Giancana gets unwanted attention from the FBI and the press just as the CIA prepares its top-secret invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 16, 2024 The Action Facing political humiliation, the Kennedys double down on their plot against Castro; meanwhile, things get personal for gangster spy Johnny Roselli and he decides to take matters into his own hands. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 16, 2024 The Showdown Conflict between the U.S. and Castro boils over when the CIA's actions in Cuba lead to a nuclear showdown with the Soviets; Roselli must contend with news of a national tragedy in Dallas. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 16, 2024 Fallout The fallout begins as Johnny Roselli, Sam Giancana and the CIA face their actions as the lid blows off their involvement in the Castro assassination plots. Details

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Season Info

Director
Tom Donahue
Screenwriter
Tom Donahue, Ron Marasco
Network
Paramount+
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 16, 2024
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