Mossad 101 ( he, המדרשה, HaMidrasha, ''lit.'' The Seminary) is an Israeli televisionactiondrama series that premiered on Channel 2 on October 31, 2015. The series follows a fictional training course for the Israeli intelligence agency the
Mossad
Mossad ( , ), ; ar, الموساد, al-Mōsād, ; , short for ( he, המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, links=no), meaning 'Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations'. is the national intelligence agency ...
and focuses on the humane side of its agents and their personal experiences.
It reveals different methods to track down, sort and recruit successful agents and shows the moral difficulties of this occupation.
The series became available on Netflix on 10 October 2016.
The second season premiered on 26 October 2017, initially on Israel's Channel 2, and from November 2017 on Reshet's new standalone channel,
Reshet 13
Channel 13 ( he, ערוץ 13), formally known as Reshet 13 ( he, רשת 13), is an Israeli free-to-air television channel owned by RGE Media Group and Reshet. It was launched on 1 November 2017 as one of two replacements of the outgoing Channel ...
.
Plot
The series revolves around a secret
Mossad
Mossad ( , ), ; ar, الموساد, al-Mōsād, ; , short for ( he, המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, links=no), meaning 'Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations'. is the national intelligence agency ...
compound called 'HaMidrasha', which is surrounded by surveillance cameras and is equipped with technological devices. The compound operates a training course in which 13 trainees are sent to complicated missions in order to test their suitability for the occupation, and their improvisation, seduction and impersonation abilities.
Yonna, the commander of the course, criticizes the mediocrity of Mossad's agents and demands from the new trainees a higher level of execution. He decides to create a new training program to test his trainees via unusual and radical situations, in which, apart from excellence, Yonna demands a creative " out of the box" thinking.
As individual trainees fail in different ways (physically, psychologically, ethically), they are unceremoniously dropped from the training program (and mostly from the show).
Cast and characters
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Yehuda Levi
Yehuda Levi ( he, יהודה לוי; born June 29, 1979) is an Israeli actor and model. His breakthrough role was in the TV series ''Lechayey Ha'ahava'' (''Here's To Love'', 2001).
Early life
Levi was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. His father Y ...
as Yona Harari ("Kinder"): Commander of the course, a grounded
Mossad
Mossad ( , ), ; ar, الموساد, al-Mōsād, ; , short for ( he, המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, links=no), meaning 'Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations'. is the national intelligence agency ...
agent
* Liron Weismann as Avigail: Supervisor and former wife of Yona, a psychologist
* Yehoram Gaon as Simon: Retired Mossad agent, was called to serve as the guide of the course
*Shai Avivi as Micha: Deputy Mossad director
* Aki Avni as Giora Hafner: Trainee of the course, a wealthy businessman
* Itay Tiran as Avishay: Trainee of the course, body language expert
* Hana Laszlo as Doris Levi: Trainee of the course
*Omer Barnea as Uri Spector: Trainee of the course, born in the United States
*Rom Barnea as Ziv Spector: Trainee of the course, born in the United States
* Soraya Torrens as Katarina Anolyo: Trainee of the course, born in Brazil
*Alex Cheqon as Max Elbaz: Trainee of the course, born in France
*Dan Shapira as Hanoch Gat: Trainee of the course, a former
F-16
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pilot
*Yaniv Biton as Kobi Frechdal ("The Persian"): Trainee of the course, born in Iran
*Gal Toran as Avital Vexler: Trainee of the course, an actor
*Genya Snop as Sveta Sheransky: Trainee of the course, born in Russia
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Daniel Litman
Daniel Litman ( he, דניאל ליטמן; born 19 October 1990) is an Israeli actor and model. He is known for his roles in '' Mossad 101'' and '' The Little Drummer Girl''.