The Deal (2025–2025)

TV ShowEndedRTS UnDrama, War & Politics1 season, 6 episodes
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Plot

Geneva, April 2015. In the hushed corridors of a luxury hotel, high-tension international negotiations get underway between the United States and Iran, suspected of secretly developing the atomic weapon. Alexandra Weiss, head of the Swiss diplomatic mission, is trying to maintain a fragile balance between the parties operating behind the scenes. The unexpected arrival of her former love, Payam Sanjabi, an Iranian engineer whose life is under threat, will complicate her task dangerously...

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Deal S01E02Ghosts from the PastS01E02 · 8.0An Iranian engineer shattered by prison shocks Alexandra. Under constant surveillance, he asks for her help to escape, while a shady businessman infiltrates the diplomatic corridors.
  2. 02The Deal S01E01Secret MeetingS01E01 · 7.0April 2015. In Geneva, Alexandra Weiss, Swiss chief of protocol, orchestrates explosive nuclear negotiations behind the scenes. But spies are prepared to do anything to derail the agreement.
  3. 03The Deal S01E03CompromiseS01E03 · 7.0A missile strike threatens the talks. Pressure, espionage, and manipulation intensify, while Alexandra finds a way to meet Sanjabi out of sight.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2025Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S01E01The Deal S01E01Secret MeetingAugust 28, 2025 7.0April 2015. In Geneva, Alexandra Weiss, Swiss chief of protocol, orchestrates explosive nuclear negotiations behind the scenes. But spies ar
  2. S01E02The Deal S01E02Season's bestGhosts from the PastSeptember 4, 2025 8.0An Iranian engineer shattered by prison shocks Alexandra. Under constant surveillance, he asks for her help to escape, while a shady busines
  3. S01E03The Deal S01E03CompromiseSeptember 11, 2025 7.0A missile strike threatens the talks. Pressure, espionage, and manipulation intensify, while Alexandra finds a way to meet Sanjabi out of si
  4. S01E04The Deal S01E04Calculations and StrategiesSeptember 18, 2025 6.0After a murder, Alexandra tries to bring together two rival engineers to save Sanjabi. But a revelation about her private life shatters her
  5. S01E05The Deal S01E05TwilightSeptember 25, 2025 6.0As Sanjabi faces deportation, Alexandra manipulates the negotiations. But the arrest of a journalist friend in Tehran puts the agreement and
  6. S01E06The Deal S01E06End GameOctober 2, 2025 5.0Betrayals, pressure, and ultimatums. Taking advantage of a football match, Alexandra plays her last card to rescue Sanjabi from the clutches

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Veerle BaetensVeerle BaetensAlexandra WeissArash MarandiArash MarandiPayam SanjabiJuliet StevensonJuliet StevensonCindy CohenAnthony AziziAnthony AziziMoshem MahdaviAlexander Behrang KeshtkarAlexander Behrang KeshtkarAli KatibiSam CraneSam CraneAndrew PorterFenella WoolgarFenella WoolgarMargaret DaviesMarie JungMarie JungPriyanka Doucet

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