Teheran

A spy on her way to do her thing but things go awry. the lead actor, the spy woman is perfect at playing the intruder in Tehran. i care for the character she plays. but also the anty spy game is impressive. higly enterteining. watch it.

I was going to give a 7 due to some plot weaknesses and the lead's rather angst-ridden performance but then I decided that compared to other current thrillers, it deserved an 8.

To me, knowing nothing of the settings and customs, it looked pretty realistic for a fictional story. Would anyone REALLY expect it to be filmed in Iran?

I was pleased that both the Iranian regime and Mossad/Israeli regime were shown as the bad guys with civilians and lesser ranks caught between them. It seemed like a fair balance.

I liked the plot twists and the standard of production.

I did think towards the middle that it was going to turn into an Iranian soap/travelogue but it pulled itself together and I was glad that I continued watching.

I am not entirely certain why but I think I prefer this to Homeland.

This isn't as slick or as expensive. But the characters seem more genuine. I caught up with the episodes very quickly and I have to wait a week for each new one and it seems a long wait each week.

Apart from the accent that some of the actors have, they did an amazing job! They didn't even shoot a scene in iran!!! And wow, everything is just like here in iran!!! The police's behaviour, the secret agents and so many other things.

I really was expecting a lot of Anti-Iranian, pro-Israeli propaganda. What I got was one of the best spy thrillers I have seen in a very long while. Also, the characters are extremely well done, given the kind of show this is so, hats of to the writers and the actors for carrying it off so well. The little plot twists, when they happen, are also well done.

Another things is the treatment of the revolutionary guard detective/case officer, whatever his job title is. Just wonderful! At times, I even started routing for him. Basically, this series shows you that the world of espionage is a very dirty world.

The part when the hacker/agent dresses up as a man did seem a little ridiculous although, to be fair I have seen many Middle Eastern youngsters who are fairly androgynous, and the show was so good, that if that was the only slip-up, then it gets a pass from me. I really hope they do a second series, and judging by the ending, that looks set to happen.