ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israeli producer Dana Eden, finest identified for co-creating the Emmy-winning espionage thriller “Tehran,” has died all of a sudden in Greece, Israeli public broadcaster KAN stated Monday.
Eden, 52, was discovered useless in a resort within the Greek capital, Athens, a Greek police official stated, including that preliminary indications steered 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 instances.
KAN stated Eden was in Greece for the filming of the hit collection’ fourth season.
“Dana was among the many main figures in Israel’s tv business and performed a central position within the creation and management of a number of the most distinguished and influential productions throughout the company,” KAN stated in an announcement. It didn’t give a reason 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, buddies and colleagues,” the broadcaster stated.
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 stated.
“This can be a second of nice ache for the household, buddies and colleagues. We ask that Dana’s dignity and the privateness of her family members be revered,” the manufacturing firm stated.
Israel’s Tradition and Sports activities Minister Miki Zohar, in a social media submit on X, stated it was “with nice unhappiness” that he had acquired the information of Eden’s dying, describing her as “some of the distinguished and influential producers within the Israeli tv business.”
“Dana left a deep mark on Israeli creation and introduced our story to worldwide phases with pleasure, expertise and braveness,” Zohar stated.
“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 army can perform an airstrike. The present was named finest drama collection 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” received Greatest TV Journal for Youngsters and Youth on the Awards of the Israeli Tv Academy.
Kantouris contributed from Thessaloniki. Matt Kemp in London contributed.
