Series synopsis
The Deal is a crime drama television series that premiered on RTS Un on August 28, 2025. It ended on October 2, 2025. It was created by Jean-Stéphane Bron, Alice Winocour. It stars Veerle Baetens, Arash Marandi, Juliet Stevenson and Anthony Azizi.
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...
Premise
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...
Premise: We decided to become accomplices.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Veerle Baetens as Alexandra Weiss
- Arash Marandi as Payam Sanjabi
- Juliet Stevenson as Cindy Cohen
- Anthony Azizi as Moshem Mahdavi
- Alexander Behrang Keshtkar as Ali Katibi
- Sam Crane as Andrew Porter
- Fenella Woolgar as Margaret Davies
- Marie Jung as Priyanka Doucet
Supporting cast
- Max Hubacher as Olivier Dayer
- Miglen Mirtchev as Markov
- Aaron Wan as Zou
- Nick Read as Tony Reyes
- Ivan Georgiev as Dario Cortesi
- Thomas Alden as Justin
- Mamad Heidari as Sanjabi's guard
- Mohsen Ghaffari as Mehdi
- Marthe Keller as Maria Cassini
- André Marcon as Walter Brunner
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | August 28, 2025 | October 2, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Secret Meeting April 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. |
August 28, 2025 |
| 2 |
Ghosts from the Past An 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. |
September 4, 2025 |
| 3 |
Compromise A missile strike threatens the talks. Pressure, espionage, and manipulation intensify, while Alexandra finds a way to meet Sanjabi out of sight. |
September 11, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | RTS Un |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 28, 2025 |
| Last aired | October 2, 2025 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | at 20:00:00 |