Tehran Product Context

Question 1

What was it created for

Answer 1

Israeli public channel Kan 11

Question 2

Kan 11

Answer 2

• A state-owned free-to-air television channel operated by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC)
• Produced a variety of original shows, as well as Israeli adaptations of existing TV shows, such as ITVs ‘The Chase’

Question 3

Subscription services

Answer 3

• 3 months after premiering in Israel, Tehran was released by American based Apple TV+
• The first non-English series to be released on the service, with majority being spoken in Hebrew and Persian
  (English subtitles available)

Question 4

Creators

Answer 4

• Directed by Daniel Sorkin and created and written by Moshe Zonder

Question 5

Moshe Zonder

Answer 5

• Also worked as a writer on ‘Fauda’ (2015)
  -Fauda contains similar themes of espionage and gained global attention when picked up by Netflix in 2016

Question 6

Niv Sultan

Answer 6

• Plays the main character of Tamar Rabinyan.
• After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, she studied acting in Tel Aviv. -As part of her role as that of Rabinyan, Niv undertook lessons in the Persian language as well as training in Krav Maga, a form of Israeli martial arts

Question 7

Narrative of Tehran series 1

Answer 7

-Follows a young Jewish woman who works as a hacker- agent for Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel
-She is sent on an undercover mission to disable a nuclear reactor in Iran’s capital, which also happens to be her place of birth.

Question 8

Success of series

Answer 8

-In January 2021, it was announced that a second series had been renewed by Apple TV+, which was then released in May 2022. -In November 2021, Tehran became the first Israeli series to win an Emmy for best drama series.