Apple TV+ is Apple’s video streaming service and offers numerous films and series produced by Apple or can be seen exclusively on the platform. The Apple TV+ offer is not large, but already offers a few gems. We regularly give you viewing tips for this service, with this time Tehran.
Screenwriter Moshe without has put the story of Tehran to his hands and is known for the Israeli spy series Fauda, ​​among other things. Theran has more or less the same approach, but takes place in the powerful Iran and immediately makes the harsh reality of the Middle East visible.
The Spionage series Tehran
The young woman Tamar Rabinyan was once born in Iran, but grew up in Israel and works as an undercover agent for the Israeli secret service Mossad. She gets the dangerous assignment to infiltrate in Iran. Her goal is to flatten the air defense computer system via a hack. That should give the Israeli Air Force the chance to bomb the nuclear installations of Iran.
Niv Sultan in “Tehran” © Apple
Although she almost succeeds in carrying out the hack, it gets completely out of hand and the agent is left alone in Tehran. Returning to Israel is not in it for the time being and she has to stay out of the hands of the Iranian secret service. Faraz Kamali, lead investigator of the revolutionary guard, puts everything at stake to capture this spy at the collar. What follows is a cat and mouse game. When she decides to seek help with a remaining aunt, she also endangers this family. Fortunately, she got to know an Iranian chat contact through the Dark Web that can help her now.
Realistic setting
Tehran is completely included in Athens, but you notice that freely. Everything has been worked out in detail, making the series very realistic. For example, major part of the cast consists of actors who have fled the strict land. Moshe without it known to keep the scenario as realistic as possible. Infiltrating, hacking computers and committing attacks is still part of the harsh reality.
Navid Negahban in “Tehran” © Apple
Yet the makers keep it tidy and the entire population of Iran is not portrayed as poor or unreliable. The great enemy remains the government and their servants. Ordinary people has the heart in the right place and help Tamar where necessary.
No production of Apple itself
Tehran was the first foreign series on Apple TV+ and is an Israeli production. The series was purchased and exclusively seen on TV+. The series was previously seen on Israeli television.
Tehran: recommended
- Realistic representation of the conflicts in the Middle East
- Facts and fiction are well intertwined
- Enough plot twists and exciting story
- Sometimes slow, but setting makes up for a lot
- Occasionally predictable
Tehran is an exciting espionage series that responds well to the conflicts of the Middle East and gives you a realistic picture of reality. Even though the series is just a bit too slow at times, it generally looks nicely away. Although Tehran sometimes misses speed and intensity, the story still fascinates you to the end. This contains the necessary plot twists and cliffhangers. Maybe you will not bingwatch Tehran in one go, but it is worth watching if you have an Apple TV+ subscription.
Tehran Trailer Apple TV+
