ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israeli producer Dana Eden, finest recognized for co-creating the Emmy-winning espionage thriller “Tehran,” has died immediately in Greece, Israeli public broadcaster KAN mentioned Monday.
Eden, 52, was discovered useless in a resort within the Greek capital, Athens, a Greek police official mentioned, including that preliminary indications instructed she had taken her personal life and there was no suspicion of foul play. The official spoke on situation of anonymity as Greek police don’t remark publicly in such circumstances.
KAN mentioned Eden was in Greece for the filming of the hit sequence’ fourth season.
“Dana was among the many main figures in Israel’s tv trade and performed a central position within the creation and management of a number of the most outstanding and influential productions throughout the company,” KAN mentioned in an announcement. It didn’t give a explanation for dying.
“Her skilled work, uncompromising dedication, and love for creation left a deep mark on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Company. KAN shares within the deep sorrow of her household, mates and colleagues,” the broadcaster mentioned.
In an announcement posted on its Facebook web page, Eden’s manufacturing firm, Donna and Shula productions, sought to dispel rumors that the producer had been killed.
“The manufacturing firm needs to make clear that the rumors of a felony or nationally motivated dying are false and unfounded,” it mentioned.
“It is a second of nice ache for the household, mates and colleagues. We ask that Dana’s dignity and the privateness of her family members be revered,” the manufacturing firm mentioned.
Israel’s Tradition and Sports activities Minister Miki Zohar, in a social media put up on X, mentioned it was “with nice unhappiness” that he had obtained the information of Eden’s dying, describing her as “one of the crucial outstanding and influential producers within the Israeli tv trade.”
“Dana left a deep mark on Israeli creation and introduced our story to worldwide levels with delight, expertise and braveness,” Zohar mentioned.
“Tehran,” which premiered in Israel and on Apple TV in 2020, tells the story of Tamar Rabinyan, a younger Mossad operative tasked with hacking into and disabling the Iranian nuclear reactor so the Israeli navy can perform an airstrike. The present was named finest drama sequence on the forty ninth Worldwide Emmy Awards in November 2021.
Eden began working in TV manufacturing in Israel within the Nineteen Nineties, engaged on exhibits together with comedy “Yom Haem” and crime drama “Magpie,” earlier than discovering worldwide success with “Tehran.”
In 2018, her present “Saving the Wildlife” gained Greatest TV Journal for Kids and Youth on the Awards of the Israeli Tv Academy.
Kantouris contributed from Thessaloniki. Matt Kemp in London contributed.
