A promotional photo for the second season of “Tehran.” Photo: Apple TV+

Apple TV+ will delay the release of the third season of the Emmy Award-winning espionage thriller Tehran until the end of the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization controlling the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported.

The premiere of the third season of Tehran was postponed following an agreement between Apple TV+ and Israel’s Kan, which co-produced the Apple Original series, according to Israel Hayom. The Israeli publication added that representatives from Kan are in talks with their counterparts at Apple TV+ to set a new release date for the third season. 

Apple TV+ announced in February 2023 that it was renewing Tehran for a third season. Multi-Emmy Award nominee Hugh Laurie will join the ensemble cast and play Eric Peterson, a South African nuclear inspector. Sasson Gabai, Bahar Pars, and Phoenix Raei will also join the cast of season three.

The series stars actress Niv Sultan as Tamar Rabinyan, an Iranian-Israeli hacker-agent working for the Mossad who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy Iran’s nuclear reactor in the first season. She goes rogue at the end of season two after one of her closest allies dies. In season three, Tamar “must find a way to reinvent herself and win back the Mossad’s support if she is to survive,” according to Apple TV+. Season three will include returning cast members Shaun Toub and Shila Ommi. The show’s second season, which premiered in May 2022, featured two-time Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Glenn Close.

Tehran was created by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn, and directed by Daniel Syrkin, who also works as a co-creator. Omri Shenhar, another co-creator, is a writer alongside Zonder.

Apple TV+ did not respond to The Algemeiner‘s request for comment about the release of Tehran‘s third season.