Tehran Season 3 Finally Dropped, and I’m So Back In

This spy thriller still hits different

After waiting three damn years for new episodes, Tehran Season 3 finally landed on Apple TV+ and honestly? Worth the wait.

I binged the first two seasons back in 2022 and have been checking for updates like a maniac ever since. Seeing it pop up on my feed this month felt like Christmas morning.

TMJ Rating: 🍿🍿🍿🍿/5

Quick Catch-Up

Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan) is still the most stressed-out Mossad agent alive.

Season 2 ended with her boyfriend, Milad, getting blown up in a car bombing, leaving her completely on her own in Tehran with zero backup.

Season 3 picks up right there; she’s rogue, traumatized, and has both Iranian intelligence and her own agency breathing down her neck. Then Hugh Laurie shows up as Eric Peterson, a South African nuclear inspector who needs her help after discovering something seriously concerning during an inspection.

Naturally, everything goes sideways.

What Makes This Season Hit

Niv Sultan continues to be phenomenal. Tamar feels real in a way most spy show protagonists don’t: she’s scared, she improvises badly sometimes, and watching her barely hold it together under impossible pressure never gets old.

The show keeps that grounded energy where tension comes from impossible choices rather than shootouts and explosions.

Hugh Laurie brings serious weight to his role. His character pulls Tamar back into the world that thinks she’s dead, which puts her directly in Faraz Kamali’s (Shaun Toub) crosshairs again. Their cat-and-mouse dynamic remains one of the best parts of the show; you understand both sides even when you’re rooting for Tamar.

The season also gives Nahid (Shila Ommi), Faraz’s wife, way more to do this time. Her subplot runs parallel to everything else and explores the core question the show keeps asking: how far would you go to protect your country? It works because it ties directly into Faraz’s arc and adds emotional layers beyond the espionage.

The Twists Still Slap

Tehran has always been unpredictable, but Season 3 really ramps that up. Early operations and throwaway characters turn into major players later on.

The pacing stays tight across eight episodes, with every scene pushing things forward. The finale is genuinely shocking and sets up Season 4 (which is already filming, thank god) in a way that made me immediately want more.

Most dialogue is still in Persian with subtitles, which keeps you locked in. The show feels authentic and immersive in ways English-language spy thrillers rarely manage.

The Real Talk in Tehran Season 3

This season was filmed back in 2023 but got delayed because of the real-world Israel-Gaza conflict.

Apple sat on it for years before finally releasing it this month. The show has always walked a tightrope with its subject matter; it’s an Israeli production focusing on Mossad operations in

inherently political Iran. But what keeps it compelling is that it refuses to make anyone a cartoon villain.

You see the human cost on both sides, the paranoia, the impossible moral choices. It never feels like propaganda, even when the stakes are wildly high.

Season 3 leans even harder into that gray area. With Tamar isolated from both Iran and Israel, the show explores what happens when someone gets chewed up by warring factions that don’t actually care if she survives. It hits different now, given everything happening in the world, but that relevance makes it feel necessary rather than exploitative.

Tehran Season 3 is smart, tense, and emotionally involving.

If you loved the first two seasons, this delivers everything you want: Niv Sultan’s incredible performance, morally complicated characters, and relentless suspense. If you haven’t started the show yet, go back to Season 1. This is one of Apple TV+’s strongest thrillers, and it deserves way more attention than it gets.

Have you watched Tehran? Are you as obsessed with Tamar’s storyline as I am? Drop your thoughts below, and if you’re behind on seasons, catch up now before spoilers ruin everything.