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\"\"<\/a>\u2018Tehran\u2019 Producers Say Israeli Spy Drama Exposes US-Iran Conflict to Broader Audiences
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Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A scene from the Israeli TV series \u2018Tehran.\u2019 Photo: YouTube screenshot.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The producers of the Hebrew and Farsi-language show \u201cTehran,\u201d which premiered on AppleTV+ on Friday, explained how ongoing US-Iran tensions played into their spy thriller, which is set in the Iranian capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on with Iran and the US is good for us. You always want to know your enemy,\u201d Eden told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>. \u201cFor the Americans, Iran is the new villain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The eight-episode show, co-created by \u201cFauda\u201d writer Moshe Zonder, stars Israeli actress Niv Sultan as Mossad computer hacker-agent Tamar Rabinyan, who goes undercover in Tehran to help destroy an Iranian nuclear reactor.<\/span><\/p>\n

When her mission fails, she is forced to find refuge under her false identity as she is being pursued by Iranian security head Faraz Mehmet, played by Iranian-American actor Shaun Toub (\u201cCrash\u201d \u201cHomeland\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellow \u201cHomeland\u201d alum Navid Negahban plays Tamar\u2019s Mossad field commander.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTehran\u201d was originally released by Israeli broadcaster Kan<\/em> before Cineflix Rights secured the show\u2019s streaming distribution deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julien Leroux, a consultant to Cineflix Rights and also a \u201cTehran\u201d executive producer, said, \u201cWe\u2019re trying to do with \u2018Tehran\u2019 what \u2018Fauda\u2019 did (for the Israeli-Palestine conflict), but with a Mossad agent in Iran. Since Iran is hot in the news, I was looking for a way to tell a story around that conflict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that \u201cTehran\u201d exposed the US-Iran conflict to broader audiences, noting, \u201cIt\u2019s not just those who read the New York Times that will get this show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The show\u2019s Hebrew and Farsi dialogue also appeal to TV audiences in the US, Leroux explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIts no barrier now. Languages are if anything providing another experience. We\u2019ve seen with \u2018Narcos,\u2019 in Spanish. People have an appetite for dramas that aren\u2019t just cookie cutter TV,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch the trailer for \u201cTehran\u201d below:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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