TV productions to enrich Iranian small screen

Iranian television is gearing up for an eclectic lineup of series and diverse offerings.

‘Badar’ series nears completion

Production of the TV series ‘Badar’ has reached a major milestone, with 70 percent of filming completed and editing underway by Ali Gourani.

Directed by Sirous Hassanpour and produced by Rashid Hajatmand, ‘Badar’ is co-written by Fatemeh Soltani, Masoumeh Mir-Aboutalebi, and Zeinab Emaminia.

The 30-episode series is a project of the Simafilm Center and highlights the cultural and social fabric of Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast of Iran.

‘Badar’ tells a heartfelt family story rooted in the local traditions and daily lives of the Sistani community.

The cast list includes Mohammad Rashno, Fereshteh Sarabandi, Hossein Sharifi, Houman Barqnavard, Kaveh Khodashenas, Niloufar Koukhani, Bita Saharkhiz, and Azita Torkashvand.

Second season of ‘Soujan’ starts pre-production

Following the success of its first season, the popular historical-romantic series ‘Soujan’ is officially moving into pre-production for its second season, with initial script meetings and early development underway.

According to Amir Khan-Mohammadi, Director General of Provincial TV at IRIB, several meetings have been held with the production team to review the early storyline for the second season.

If progress continues on schedule, filming is expected to begin later this year.

‘Soujan’, directed by Hossein Tabrizi and based on a script by Fereidoun Hassanpour, portrays a love story set in a village in north of Iran.

The series follows the life of Soujan, a rural character, from the 1930s to the late 1970s, and is planned to span five seasons, totaling 300 episodes.

The first season focused on Soujan’s youth, while the next installment is expected to explore a new phase of his life.

During its broadcast in autumn 2024, ‘Soujan’ became one of the most-watched series on Iranian television.

The cast list of the first season featured Sorayya Qasemi, Ghazaleh Akrami, Behzad Farahani, Mehrdad Ziaee, Behnam Tashakkor, and Sima Tirandaz.

Filming begins on ‘Country’ series

Production has officially begun on ‘Country’ (Balad), a new Iranian crime thriller mini-series directed by Amir-Hossein Askari in his first venture into television drama.

The series stars Mostafa Zamani, widely recognized for his role in ‘Prophet Joseph’, in a bold and unexpected new role.

He is joined by Sara Bahrami and Pouria Rahimi-Sam. This marks Zamani and Bahrami’s second on-screen collaboration following their appearance in ‘The Rhinoceros’.

Set in the 1920s, the first season of ‘Country’ unfolds in a shadowy, suspenseful atmosphere and draws inspiration from a real-life Iranian serial killer case.

The show is planned as a multi-season project, with each season to be directed by a different director.