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- Apple TV+
- Jun 22, 2020
- Apple TV+
- Jun 22, 2020
Summary Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan) goes undercover in Tehran in this series created by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn. [Premiered originally in Israel on Kan 11 on 22 Jun 2020]
Created By: Dana Eden, Maor Kohn, Moshe Zonder
- Apple TV+
- Jun 22, 2020
- Apple TV+
- Jun 22, 2020
Summary Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan) goes undercover in Tehran in this series created by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn. [Premiered originally in Israel on Kan 11 on 22 Jun 2020]
Created By: Dana Eden, Maor Kohn, Moshe Zonder
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Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
72
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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It’s not a stretch to say that Tehran is certainly a good-looking, well-acted series. Sultan is excellent as the conflicted Tamar, and Toub, whom Americans have seen in Homeland and a ton of other shows, does a great job as Kamali.
Strip away the subtitles and the beautiful yet subtlety alien Middle East vistas and what’s left is essentially a gender-swapped Bourne Identity. But Zonder orchestras the tension masterfully, crafting a thriller as stylish as it is heart-stopping.
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Generally Unfavorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
3.8
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
3.8
40% Positive
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60% Negative
15 Ratings
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Une série d’espionnage israélienne qui n’est pas sans rappeler notre (excellente) série nationale à nous, Le Bureau des Légendes, sauf qu’ici nous suivons les tribulations du Mossad en infiltration chez les barbus radicalisés… à Téhéran, capitale de la dictature islamiste.
Un réalisme certain est de rigueur dans cette première saison de 8 épisodes, ainsi que pas mal de moyens déployés ; la réalisation est d’ailleurs de haute volée et les comédiens assez convaincants. L’héroïne est gracieuse et vraiment très jolie mais sans doute pas aussi convaincante pour sa part (la part du lion ou de la lionne plutôt) qui concerne évidemment le rôle premier et principal.
En tout cas, on ne s’ennuie pas une seconde et l’ensemble n’est pas avare de surprises ou de rebondissements, surtout vers la fin… comme de coutume, il peut se trouver dans ces cas de figure quelques agents doubles qui s’avèrent des agents triples ou quadruples, voire plus si affinités !
L’ambiance volontiers paranoïde est très bien restituée dans cette ville sous le joug de la tyrannie religieuse fanatisée avec les conséquences que cela peut avoir des deux côtés, à savoir chez les illuminés du turban ou chez les « résistants » : c’est très instructif et pas si manichéen que ça, en définitive, car le Renseignement israélien est bien connu pour son pragmatisme…
Ajoutons que la musique à tenance électro est bien agréable et que la fin un peu précipitée mais palpitante est assez abrupte… peut-être verrons-nous une saison 2 qui précisera tout cela. En l’état et quoi qu’il en soit, « Theran » reste une série très recommandable et fort bien fichue.
Et justement, la saison 2 ne déçoit pas, bien au contraire ! elle s’avère encore meilleure, mieux rythmée, menée tambour battant du début à la fin… au prix cependant de raccourcis qui mettent un peu à mal la vraisemblance scénaristique… mais on y gagne au change, tout compte fait : une saison palpitante, rebondissante, quasi-parfaite !
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SEASON 1
While the switching between three languages can be confusing, I found this, and the tight pacing of the show, made me put down the phone and really sink into this show.
It's a bit raw, it has a geopolitical ambivalence, where the vantage point is Israeli, but the heroes and villains are scattered between both sides. The "hero" of the story is a young female Israeli spy, who infiltrates Iranian society in a plot to help a military attack on nuclear targets. She's morally ambivalent, as a spy must be, and her foil, the older Iranian Revolutionary Guard spy-hunter is of similar ambivalence.
The ambiance is gritty, and gels with what I've seen and heard about life among young people in Teheran.
It gives you a sense of place, and a convincing one, as we travel through squatter communes, illicit raves and other slices of life.
The plot twists and turns, with paradigm switches scattered through the series, never a dull moment.
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SEASON 1
Though it’s set in two countries, alternates between English, Hebrew and Farsi and boasts a sprawling cast, Tehran is so immersive and narratively orderly that it’s almost impossible to get lost.
Improbable though it is as a spy story, “Tehran” maintains its suspense throughout, possibly because it’s about more than spying. It’s a tale that incorporates the drama of lost cultures and identities. ... A satisfying ride.
The dialogue is primarily in Hebrew and Persian languages, but to paraphrase one of Bong Joon-ho’s speeches during his Oscar win, overcoming the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles leads one to a lot more valuable art. Tehran is a solid example of that.
As television, the show, created by Moshe Zonder (previously the head writer of Israeli series “Fauda”) is flawed: At least a few episodes too long, lacking plausibility or tension, turgid when it wants to be zippy. ... “Tehran” doesn’t exclude Iranians entirely, but does frame them as allies or obstacles of a Mossad mission depicted uncritically and somewhat blankly as the work of justice, and more than that as a vehicle for thrills and scares.
Decent spy thriller, certainly not worthy of the 0 star reviews some have given it. Chief criticism is that it could have been a really good 5 episode show, but there is a lot of unnecessary filler from time to time that does nothing to advance the story. That said, not sure what the writers were thinking (SPOLIER ALERT COMING) when they had the lead actress make her way into the most powerful power grid in Iran dressed as a security guard with a fake beard and mustache. Good grief, Paul Blart's Mall Cop would have spotted the imposter within seconds but the guards at one of the most high security sites in Iran couldn't spot it. Really ridiculous. Still, a decent enough show to check out.
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SEASON 1
Incredibly boring. Characters are stiff and wooden. The plot is dull and meandering. Deeply unpleasant to watch, and hard to sit through. I don’t understand why Apple made this show. The only reason it’s getting good critic ratings is because it has Muslim women in hijabs for forced diversity
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SEASON 1
Badly written, badly acted, badly shot, cheaply made. Did I mention the bad writing?
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