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Jean-Stephane Bron on Making ‘The Deal,’ a Series About the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement That’s More Timely Than Ever (EXCLUSIVE)
Series Mania's Buyers Upfront winner 'The Deal' unpacked by director Jean-Stephane Bron.
“The Deal,” the sprawling Gaumont show charting the 2015 behind-the-scene nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, won Series Mania ‘s first annual Buyers Choice Award in part due to the timeliness of its geopolitical themes. With no streamer interested in co-producing the ambitious series, Martin and his team had to engage in extensive co-financing efforts and navigate co-production agreements across multiple countries, bringing in partners from France, Luxembourg as well as Belgium, on top of Switzerland. Beatens stars opposite a high profile cast, comprising Juliet Stevenson as the U.S. Secretary of State, Arash Marandi, who plays the Iranian foreign minister, alongside Sam Crane, Anthony Azizi and Alexander Behrang Keshtkar.
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