Yosi, the Regretful Spy

Yosi, the Regretful Spy
Iosi, el espía arrepentido
Genre
Created byDaniel Burman
Starring
ComposerFederico Jusid
Country of origin
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Silvina Chaine
  • Daniel Burman
  • Laura Fernández Espeso
Production locations
CinematographyRodrigo Pulpeiro
Editors
  • Alejandro Carrillo Penovi
  • Alejandro Parysow
Running time39–53 minutes
Production companies
  • Oficina Burman
  • The Mediapro Studio
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
Release29 April 2022 (2022-04-29) –
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27)
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Yosi, the Regretful Spy (Spanish: Iosi, el espía arrepentido) is an Argentine-Uruguayan thriller television series created by Daniel Burman for Amazon Prime Video and based on the 2015 book Iosi, el espía arrepentido by authors Horacio Lutzky and Miriam Lewin [es].[1] It revolves around an Argentine Federal Police agent who infiltrates a Jewish community to gather information, which was apparently used to carry out the terrorist attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992 and the AMIA in 1994.[2]

The series, which debuted on April 29, 2022, stars a cast of Argentines and Uruguayans actors.[3] A month after its premiere, in May 2022 it was renewed for a second season, premiered on October 27, 2023.[4] In November 2022, Yosi, the Regretful Spy won the Silver Condor Awards for Best Drama Series, and Bassani for Best Leading Actor in Drama.[5]

  1. ^ Avidan, Igal. "Espionage tangos with terror in Amazon series about Argentina's unresolved bombings". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. ^ Hajdenberg, Jackie (2022-07-20). "The real story behind 'Yosi, the Regretful Spy,' the Amazon drama about terror and espionage in Argentina's Jewish community". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. ^ "Ya llega "Iosi, el espía argentino", thriller con Natalia Oreiro y súper elenco". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ^ de 2022, 26 de Mayo. ""Iosi, el espía arrepentido" tendrá una segunda temporada en Prime Video". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los primeros Premios Cóndor de Plata a las Series 2022 y los mejores looks de la noche". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-02-23.