'Tehran': Meet Niv Sultan and rest of the cast of the Israeli political thriller coming to Apple TV+
When it first aired in Israel on channel Kan 11 on June 22, 2020, 'Tehran' acquired a strong fanbase. The Israeli political thriller will now get an Apple TV+ release at the end of September. The series chronicles the story of an undercover Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), who is on a dangerous mission in Tehran.
She has to disable an Iranian nuclear reactor as well as neutralize Iran's air defenses, so that Israeli warplanes can bomb a nuclear plant and prevent Iran from obtaining an atomic bomb. She isn't the only one whose life is in danger. The people around her are also in trouble.
The official synopsis reads, "A Mossad agent embarks on her first mission as a computer hacker in her home town of Tehran." Here's all you need to know about the cast of the political thriller:
Niv Sultan as Tamar Rabinyan
Sultan is known for her roles as Tom Shachar in 'Eilat' (2018), Libi Gueta in 'The Orpheus Project' (2017), Shir Carmi in 'Kimaat Mefursemet' (2017) and her role in 'Flawless' (2018). Her most recent works include 'La Familia' (2015-2017), 'A Wonderful Country' (2018) and 'She Has It' (2018). In 2019, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Series for Children and Youth for 'Eilat'.
The rest of the cast includes Shaun Toub from 'Homeland' as Faraz Kamali, Menashe Noy as Meir Gorev, Shervin Alenabi as Milad, Navid Negahban as Masoud Tabrizi, Liraz Charhi as Yael Kadosh, Reza Diako as Shahin, Dan Mor as Eran, Arash Marandi as Ali and many more.
The series is directed by Daniel Syrkin with co-creators Dana Eden, Maor Kohn, Omri Shenhar, Daniel Syrkin and Moshe Zonder known as writers for 'Fauda'. Alon Aranya, Dana Eden, Peter Emerson, Julien Leroux, Dimitris Michalakis, Shula Spiegel and Zonder serve as executive producers. According to Variety, Apple partnered with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11 to co-produce the series.
'Tehran' will release on September 25, 2020. The series consists of eight parts and Apple TV+ will premiere the first three episodes on September 25, 2020. New episodes will be released every Friday.