The Deal

Episodes 1 and 2

This gripping political thriller takes us back to Geneva in 2015, amid the tense Iran-USA nuclear negotiations.

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Credits

  • Director

    Jean-Stéphane Bron

  • Screenwriters

    Jean-Stéphane Bron, Alice Winocour, Eugène Riousse, Julien-Guilhem Lacombe, Stéphane Mitchell, Valentine Monteil

  • With

    Veerle Baetens, Juliet Stevenson, Arash Marandi

  • Switzerland-France-Luxembourg-Belgium 2025. 93min

  • Courtesy of

    Gaumont

  • Languages

    English, French, Farsi, Hebrew

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Cool-headed and Farsi fluent, Swiss diplomat Alexandra Weiss is the woman responsible for the smooth running of these potentially explosive talks. Diplomatic pressures, rising tensions amongst delegates and the unexpectedly late arrival of her former Iranian lover all challenge Alexandra’s sense of duty. This taut new series, co-written by Alice Winocour and directed by Jean-Stéphane Bron couldn’t be more timely.

Laure Bonville

With thanks to the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom

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