iFilm English to screen ‘Imam Ali (AS)’

Sumptuous historical TV series ‘Imam Ali (AS)’ has been scheduled to go on iFilm playlist from May 17, 2023.

The series, produced by Mohammad Beikzadeh and directed by Davoud Mir-Baqeri, will hit the air daily at 23:00 GMT (02:30 Tehran time) with three repeats the next day at 05:00, 11:00, 17:00, except Saturdays.

The epic series focuses on the life of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib. It covers the events before the caliphate of Imam Ali (AS) to his martyrdom in Kufa, Iraq.

The series cast list includes Daryoush Arjmand, Vishka Asayesh, Sirous Gorjestani, Ali-Asghar Hemmat, Parviz Parastoui, Behzad Farahani, Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia, Mehdi Fathi, Atash Taqipour, and Abbas Amiri-Moqaddam.

The long list of popular stars goes on with Azita Hajiyan, Akbar Abdi, Fakhri Khorvash, Farideh Sepah-Mansour, Davoud Rashidi, Saeed Nikpour, Enayat Bakhshi, Reza Karam-Rezaei, Parvaneh Masoumi, Hossein Panahi, Jamshid Mashayekhi, and Shohreh Lorestani.

‘Imam Ali (AS)’, made in 1997, is scheduled to be the replacement for the series ‘The Men of Angelos’.

The series is comprised of 25 episodes.

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