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‘The Deal’ Begins Prime-Time Run on Arte With Strong Reviews

Co-created by Alice Winocour and Jean‑Stéphane Bron, the series confines high-stakes Iran nuclear talks to a Geneva hotel with tightly focused, character-driven tension.

Overview

  • Arte airs The Deal at 20:55 tonight, following its release on Arte.tv last week.
  • Set in a claustrophobic Geneva hotel, the drama reconstructs the 2015 negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program as a diplomatic thriller.
  • The narrative follows Alexandra Weiss, the Swiss mission chief played by Veerle Baetens, with Juliet Stevenson and Anthony Azizi among the cast.
  • Winocour and Bron lead the project, with Bron directing the six-part story and production credits to Bande à Part Films, Les Films Pelléas and Gaumont Télévision.
  • Early reviews commend meticulous writing and sustained tension developed over seven years, while listings differ on format between three 50-minute parts and six 45-minute episodes.