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‘Mafia Spies’ Recounts the C.I.A. Plot to Kill Castro
The docuseries tells the bizarre but true story of the C.I.A.’s various schemes to use the mob to assassinate the leader of Cuba.
‘Mafia Spies’ Creators Explain the Real Reason for JFK’s Cold War Threesome in Havana, Castro Assassination Attempts and the CIA’s Mob Ties
Paramount+’s “Mafia Spies” unravels a hidden conspiracy between the CIA, the Chicago mob and Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack to assassinate Cuba’s Communist leader Fidel Castro at a critical time in the Cold War. It’s a timely — and action packed — six-part docseries that examines what it means for geopolitics when high ranking American politicians are driven by personal demons.
Wild docuseries 'Mafia Spies' details how CIA hired Chicago Outfit thugs to take out Castro
It’s one of the most bizarre chapters in American espionage history, and it makes for one of the more entertaining documentary series of the year in “Mafia Spies,” a wild, six-part ride premiering Tuesday on Paramount+.
The Hollywood Reporter: Nonfiction Producer CreativeChaos Signs With CAA
CreativeChaos vmg, a producer of documentary films and series such as HBO’s Casting By and Bleed Out and Netflix’s #MeToo doc This Changes Everything, among other titles, has signed with CAA for representation.
CreativeChaos To Adapt Polish Activist Klementyna Suchanow’s Book
The untitled project will follow Suchanow’s transformation from author to activist on trial for actions against Poland’s ultra-conservative government. She and two other Polish women were arrested for allegedly organizing protests against new anti-abortion laws during the Covid-19 crisis.
#MeToo Documentary ‘This Changes Everything’ Gets Canadian Adaptation
The Canadian adaptation will draw attention to the critical issues specific to the Canadian media and filmmaking industries, including gender disparity, sexual harassment and the perpetual discrimination and underrepresentation of women, BIPOC and other marginalized groups.
Youth Climate Activists Feature Doc ‘This Is Planet Z’ In The Works
This Is Planet Z follows a group of mostly young women of color who conceptualized, organized and mobilized youth across the United States to speak up, incite change, and influence the 2020 presidential election and key races across the U.S.
‘Mafia Spies’ Doc Series Ordered At Paramount+
Based on never-before-released JFK files, the series tells the shocking connections between the CIA, the mob, and Sinatra’s Rat Pack from Vegas to Miami to Havana.