Apple TV+ Israeli spy series 'Tehran' renewed for second season

Apple TV+ has officially renewed the espionage thriller "Tehran," following an announcement that producers began work on the second season in early December.

In December, production executive Julien Leroux reported that "Tehran" cast and crew began working on the second season before getting the official green light from Apple itself.

Deadline reports that Apple has officially called for a second season of "Tehran." The renewal comes four months after the premiere on Apple TV+.

"Tehran," from "Fauda" writer Moshe Zonder, tells the story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a mission in Tehran, one that places everyone around her in dire jeopardy. The show stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi, Liraz Charhi, and Menashe Noy.

The series marks Apple's first non-English original series, which the company co-produced alongside Israeli broadcaster Kan 11.

"Tehran" joins Apple's other international series, including "Losing Alice," "Slow Horses," and "Pachinko."

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bakerzdosen 185 comments · 16 Years

About 3 years ago

Good. Here’s hoping it is released before everyone’s free trial ends.

multimedia 1030 comments · 23 Years

One of my favorites. It’s half in English too.

patchythepirate 1254 comments · 12 Years

Great news! I really like this one. A little cheesy at times (eg every time they check in with the fighter jets they make some sort of dramatic maneuver), but very well done in terms of character development. All characters are very relatable, and the dynamics of their conflicts match perfectly with their characters. Also, I’d watch pretty much anything with Alicia Vikander in it..

The subtitles are annoying af though. One of the best things about it is the cultural context, but it gets very annoying to read subtitles for %90 of it. I realize Apple is going for ‘global context,’ but I’m pretty sure that the subtitles are annoying to everyone that doesn’t speak both Farsi and Hebrew (I’m assuming it includes Hebrew, but I wouldn’t notice the difference). I’m sure %99.9 of people fit into this category, but of course Apple’s neuroticism has to come in and make things unnecessarily difficult.

Japhey 1772 comments · 6 Years

patchythepirate said:

Great news! I really like this one. A little cheesy at times (eg every time they check in with the fighter jets they make some sort of dramatic maneuver), but very well done in terms of character development. All characters are very relatable, and the dynamics of their conflicts match perfectly with their characters. Also, I’d watch pretty much anything with Alicia Vikander in it..
The subtitles are annoying af though. One of the best things about it is the cultural context, but it gets very annoying to read subtitles for %90 of it. I realize Apple is going for ‘global context,’ but I’m pretty sure that the subtitles are annoying to everyone that doesn’t speak both Farsi and Hebrew (I’m assuming it includes Hebrew, but I wouldn’t notice the difference). I’m sure %99.9 of people fit into this category, but of course Apple’s neuroticism has to come in and make things unnecessarily difficult.

Alicia Vikander isn’t in Tehran.

22july2013 3725 comments · 11 Years

Near the end of the last episode of Season 1, it appears that an Israeli pilot bailed out of a fighter jet that was flying over Iran. (Two bailed out, but it sounded like one died.) My guess is that Season 2 will all be about finding the surviving pilot and getting him out of Iran. I'd like the next episode to illustrate what happens to a pilot who bails out over a hostile territory. I've always wondered about that. I think we will see an exciting race between Israel and Iran to get there first. And maybe the rest of the season will be about keeping the pilot safe and getting him out of Iran. It will be a little like the movie Argo from 2012.