Best Iranian drama series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch drama shows from Iran, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for The Frog

    The Frog 2020

    Ramin plans a robbery on his childhood classmate Noori who has become a mysterious rich man and that's just a beginning of a brutal journey.

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  • Poster for Prophet Joseph

    Prophet Joseph 2009

    This story basically follows the most important happenings in Prophet Josephs life, from the view of muslims. The most important happenings are: 1. his travel to egypt 2. his rise and growing up in Egypt 3. his life problems when his "owner" Zuleikha falls in love with him and wants him to return the love to him. 4. his stay in prison, and how he reforms the prisoners. 5. his return by the side of the Pharao. 6. his uprising to the side of the pharao as his advisor. 7. his brothers coming to egypt, and how he decides to make them regret their mistakes so they can receive forgivness, and peace. 8. his reunion with his family after more than 20 years.

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  • Poster for Shahrzad

    Shahrzad 2015

    In Iran, Tehran, circa 1953, two lovers Shahrzad and Farhad come together during a fraught political climate.

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  • Poster for The Lion Skin

    The Lion Skin 2022

    Naeem, who has endured 15 years in prison for his daughter's love, faces a major crisis after his release to see her.

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  • Poster for Bitter Coffee

    Bitter Coffee 2010

    The series begins with history teacher Nima Zande-Karimi (Siamak Ansari) realizing that his extensive research on Persian and world history is of little use to financing his day-to-day life. He is about to leave Tehran for good to go back to his hometown by the name of Darab, when he comes across young university student Roya Atabaki (Sahar Jafari-Jozani) who is researching for her final year dissertation, which is regarding the period 1198–1203, that is said to be a period of turmoil for Iran's ruling elite. Such turmoil that, very few books are available on that period for Roya's research. It is then that Nima receives an anonymous telephone call, which leads him to Niavaran Palace (currently a museum), where he is told to have a coffee and wait. The coffee (which is bitter) is ready and he duly drinks it, his sight becomes hazy, and when he manages to refocus he is in the year 1201 (1822 AD), and the story develops therein.

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  • Poster for The Mokhtar Narrative

    The Mokhtar Narrative 2010

    The Mokhtar Narrative is an Epic/History television series directed by Davood Mirbagheri, based on the life of Al-Mokhtar. Over 140 actors were cast in it. Mokhtar Saqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain (grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad).

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  • Poster for Mortal Wound

    Mortal Wound 2021

    Maleki is one of the managers of a successful company run by Rizabadi. Rizabadi instructs him to negotiate a major oil deal with the Norwegians. After signing the contract, the Norwegians want to transfer the contract amount, which is several million dollars to the company's account.

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time in Iran

    Once Upon a Time in Iran 2021

    It is the story of a family on the first of September 1941, which undergoes changes during the occupation of Iran by the Allies.

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  • Poster for At The End Of The Night

    At The End Of The Night 2024

    There are two couples who try to improve their lives and finances، but their efforts are unsuccessful.

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  • Poster for The Monster

    The Monster 2019

    Houshang is a simple and honest teacher who is satisfied with his life and does not have much interest in the world, but unwittingly goes in a way that changes his life and enters the process of embezzlement and fraud. He unexpectedly owns wealth and wealth, and is outspoken from his former character.

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  • Poster for Viper of Tehran

    Viper of Tehran 2024

    The adventures of a movie director who gets involved in a murder case.

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  • Poster for The Accomplice

    The Accomplice 2020

    The Saburi family is a large and old family that has been exporting and importing flowers and plants for many years. They still live in peace in an old house, the arrival of a young man in this family changes the lives of the whole family.

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  • Poster for Imam Ali

    Imam Ali 1997

    series focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri and originally broadcast in 1992 in 22 episodes. It was subsequently released on DVD, with other editions including one with English sub-titles, and one dubbed into Urdu. The series covers the events before the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib to his assassination in Kufa, Iraq.

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  • Poster for Savage

    Savage 2025

    Are you a slave or a worker?!

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  • Poster for The Rebel

    The Rebel 2022

    Javid is a 17 year old youngster from the southern part of the city and has no identity card. he's desperately trying to prove he's identity through he's aunt so that he could marry the love of he's life Abra.

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  • Poster for Women’s Secret Network

    Women’s Secret Network 2022

    In 1310, the Ministry of Culture and Arts decided to form a women's association to compete with similar organizations and then eliminate them. Mirza Mahmoud Zanburakchi, a high-ranking employee of the Civil Registry Department, is invited to take responsibility for the selection of members and then the activity of the center, along with Delbarjan Tajerbashi.

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  • Poster for Tasian

    Tasian 2025

    Set in October 1977, on the brink of the Iranian Revolution, a forbidden love story unfolds between Khosrow, a SAVAK officer, and Shirin, a young woman accused of political activism. Amidst growing political unrest, their passion blooms in secrecy, forcing them to confront dangerous choices. Torn between loyalty to their homeland and their love, they must navigate a path of betrayal, survival, and defiance as the revolution looms. A powerful tale of love, freedom, and sacrifice in a time of turmoil.

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  • Poster for Actor

    Actor 2023

    Ali and Morteza, two talented theater actors who live in an abandoned theater enter complex adventures to achieve their dreams.

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  • The Actor 2023

    Ali, a naturally gifted but unknown theater player, and his friend Morteza exert their talent in acting to earn a living. They perform at wealthy people’s parties to surprise them in unique styles until they receive a serious offer from a private detective company. They should disguise themselves to track down clues for cold cases. In the meanwhile, a talented actress and genius make-up artist joins them. Due to playing various roles, penetrating different organizations and individual’s lives, besides acting in varied roles, solving complicated problems in real life, they engage in intricate adventures.

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  • Poster for The Marsh

    The Marsh 2023

    Fayaz's son is killed at the beginning of the story and it is made to look like he committed suicide. Amir Jafari, in the role of Esfandiar Shakib, is looking for two people to find them, one of them is Iraj, played by Shahram Haqit Dost, and the other is Sargerd, played by Hamed Kamili. At first, Iraj is Fayaz's driver and assistant, and he plans to defraud Fayaz through his wife, Afaq, but he does not succeed. It is recommended that you do not miss this mystery drama series.

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  • Poster for Dracula

    Dracula 2021

    Kamran Kamerva is informed that his son has been arrested for setting up betting sites abroad and that agents will come to him soon. Upon hearing this news, Kamerva boarded his helicopter and ...

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  • Poster for Hezar Dastan

    Hezar Dastan 1988

    Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

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  • Poster for The Girls of the Alley of Sorrow

    The Girls of the Alley of Sorrow 2025

    On his wedding night, Masih discovers a secret about his sister's life that changes his fate.

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  • Poster for Lily's Turn

    Lily's Turn 2022

    Through a mysterious book, Lily discovers that she and her family have lived in many times and places, and now it is Lily's turn to decipher the book and find a valuable painting of her ancestors to make a choice that gives meaning to all these lives and...

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  • Poster for The Bitter Coffee

    The Bitter Coffee 2010

    The series begins with history teacher Nima Zande-Karimi (Siamak Ansari) realizing that his extensive research on Persian and world history is of little use to financing his day-to-day life. He is about to leave Tehran for good to go back to his hometown by the name of Darab, when he comes across young university student Roya Atabaki (Sahar Jafari-Jozani) who is researching for her final year dissertation, which is regarding the period 1198–1203, that is said to be a period of turmoil for Iran's ruling elite. Such turmoil that, very few books are available on that period for Roya's research. It is then that Nima receives an anonymous telephone call, which leads him to Niavaran Palace (currently a museum), where he is told to have a coffee and wait. The coffee (which is bitter) is ready and he duly drinks it, his sight becomes hazy, and when he manages to refocus he is in the year 1201 (1822 AD), and the story develops therein.

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  • Poster for Dariush

    Dariush 2024

    It is the story of a man who returns to the city he ran away from after eleven years.

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  • Poster for I Want To Be Alive

    I Want To Be Alive 2021

    Homa Haghi and her love are preparing with the Haghi family to surprise Homayoun, the father of her family on his birthday night. But when the father arrives, the whole family is surprised.

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  • Poster for Men of Anjolos

    Men of Anjolos 1997

    The story of six nobles and one sheepman who become Christian, run away from Romans to a cave where they will sleep 309 years, from Islamic view

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  • Poster for Noon Khe

    Noon Khe 2023

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  • Poster for The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle 2024

    Hengameh needs money to save his brother's life. He takes a big risk to prepare this money and...

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time 1990

    Story of two groups of bandits looting merchants' caravans in the middle of Iranian deserts; one of the bosses though starts to transform throughout time.

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  • Poster for Mannequin

    Mannequin 2019

    They have always had great and beautiful love, great and dreadful enemies, the lover and the beloved have to face many sufferings for the sake of their poetic love…

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  • Poster for Romance

    Romance 2017

    Several young couples' calm marriages are disturbed when a woman enters their lives.

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  • Poster for Jeyran

    Jeyran 2022

    The young Naser'eddin Shah recently ordered the assassination of his beloved Prime Minister Amir Kabir, and the court, the shrine, the government, and the country underwent significant changes. At the same time and in the village of Kuhsar Tajrish, Khadijeh, the daughter of Mohammad Ali Najjar, hid the joyful love of a young man named Siavash in her chest.

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  • Poster for Kalileh and Demneh

    Kalileh and Demneh 2022

    The town of Kelileh and Demneh, made by Marzieh Boroumand, is supposed to bring attractive and lovely Iranian dolls in front of the camera again with attractive and old voice actors, in which more than 30 new characters are present in this puppet show.

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  • Poster for Die Hard

    Die Hard 2024

    The story tells of friends who will spare no effort to stay together. A crisis is coming that will change the good days.

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  • Poster for The Professional

    The Professional 2021

    It's a lot of money. A perfect map is needed to eliminate obstacles and achieve this wealth. A pure and complex map that requires a professional assassin. He is probably the smartest and most ruthless.

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  • Poster for Rhino

    Rhino 2019

    Five youngsters enter the Hippo Challenge because of their skills, and this is the beginning of a friendship between them, unaware that the Hippo Challenge is designed by a big, powerful Mafia and unpredictable adventures...

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  • Poster for Aghazadeh

    Aghazadeh 2020

    About the child of a well-known character who performs his sinister goals by performing deceptive actions such as holding an art exhibition, investing, and helping charity.

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  • Poster for Siyavash

    Siyavash 2021

    What are you willing to do to support your family? If you are no longer a member of the family, do you do the right thing or wait for them to be destroyed?

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  • Poster for Shahgoosh (IR)

    Shahgoosh (IR) 2013

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  • Poster for Blue Whale

    Blue Whale 2019

    Armin is a gifted and introspective student of network security that spends most of his time on his newly established book publishing site.

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  • Poster for Island

    Island 2021

    The island is not a place, it is an excuse for conflict between people who seek their destiny in it, and it is the basis for the efforts of those who decide to have a greater share in life; They do everything to reach the island.

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  • Poster for Queen of Beggars

    Queen of Beggars 2021

    Alborz Shams, a resident of Germany, returns to Iran for the death of his father, but in Iran everyone calls him Farhad Babaei and no one remembers him, not even his love Sara.

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  • Poster for Lunar Eclipse

    Lunar Eclipse 2021

    Amir loses his heart to another girl, contrary to the promises he made with his cousin. The revelation of this love has made Amir's family move and...

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  • Poster for The Red Line

    The Red Line 2001

    The journey of a few young men that turns from thrill seeking into a tragedy that continues to pull them inside.

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  • Poster for Aban

    Aban 2025

    The series 'Aban' is a psychological and social drama that follows the story of a genius in artificial intelligence named Aban, who has developed an algorithm for profitable investments in financial markets. However, Aban faces a critical situation with his former investor and now must quickly settle a multi-billion-dollar debt; otherwise, he will go to prison.

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  • Poster for Daei Jan Napoleon

    Daei Jan Napoleon 1976

    In 1976, director Nasser Taghvai turned the novel into a legendary mini TV series, compiling the story in 18 episodes. The series was a huge success both with the audience and the critics. It topped the ratings in every airing of its episodes and it was the most watched show when it aired on Friday nights. Many consider the series to be an ageless masterpiece and the father of modern television comedy in Iran. Many terms coined during the series' run have become part of Persian popular culture. The series was a huge success financially, the production cost has been estimated to be 50 million Rials (equivalent to U$770,000 in 1976) while the broadcaster paid about 200 million Rials, four times the production cost, to buy the rights for broadcasting the series. Due to its extreme popularity, reruns of the series were frequent in the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979. Although the series has been banned in Iran since the revolution it is still watched. The series has been released on DVD by Pars Video, Taraneh Records, and Chehreh Nama.

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  • Poster for Salhae Door Az Khana

    Salhae Door Az Khana 2019

    A Soldier "Khanjari" (played by Ahmad Mehranfar) who had come to Tehran from the north and was serving his military service at the police station of 100 Mellat. One of the accused who was brought to the police station was a young lady named Elizabeth who had a dog named Lucy. Dagger falls in love with Elizabeth and when he finds out that Elizabeth's dog has been impounded, he mistakenly takes a dog instead of Lucy and gives it to Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who realizes that the dog is not hers, leaves the park under the pretext of parking her car in order not to upset Daggeri.

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  • Poster for Accomplice

    Accomplice 2023

    Mitra is a famous lawyer who one day a crime happens in his office. Therefore, he is forced to start an investigation about one of his clients to defend himself, and in this way he faces problems that even endanger his job.

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  • Poster for Set Me Free

    Set Me Free 2023

    An invitation letter from the famous singer Daniel reaches Afshanah to meet him, Afshanah, who is eager to meet Daniel, shows up for a romantic date, but..

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  • Poster for Da Vinci’s

    Da Vinci’s 2023

    Parviz and Maliha are a husband and wife who work in a museum in Tehran. One night, while the couple is busy with their duties, an unexpected event happens that puts them at a crossroads and can change their lives forever.

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  • Poster for Aspirin

    Aspirin 2014

    The story is about a Doctor who starts to perform a weird experiment on one of his male patients but in the end, things are getting out of control and there becomes a mess out of the unnatural situation.

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  • Poster for Noon Khe

    Noon Khe 2023

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  • Poster for The Engineer Child

    The Engineer Child 2018

    The story of an orphan boy

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  • Poster for Vertigo

    Vertigo 2023

    Peyman gets involved with Kamran after a family misunderstanding. There are speculations that Peyman killed Kamran. An event that may cost the life of Peyman

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  • Poster for Seven

    Seven 2023

    We are playing friends, we are in the right, we will hit, kill, kill, we will die until the end, but we will not forgive, no matter what happens, we are still here, we are still alive.

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  • Poster for Fereshteh's Sin

    Fereshteh's Sin 2023

    Fire is not a bad thing, it burns the excess, something that remains will remain!

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  • Poster for The Lost Prestige

    The Lost Prestige 2023

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  • Poster for The Fall

    The Fall 2023

    Aisan and Jakan's love bond gets a new life after going through the difficult days of their life together. They go on their honeymoon to water their love tree...a journey that ends in darkness.

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  • Poster for Setayesh

    Setayesh 2010

    The serial revolves around a young girl named Setayesh. Setayesh brother, Mohammad be deployed in wartime military service, but the service and the family flees lies. Taher, Muhammad's friend helps him to leave the country, but Muhammad near Turkish border is killed and Mohammad goes to jail. Families will discover the differences between Muhammad and Taher.

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  • Poster for The Forbidden Fruit

    The Forbidden Fruit 2007

    Story of a devout individual called Haj Younis (Ali Nasirian), a merchant who believes in the principles of religion and is a haram and lawyer, but something happens in his life that involves him in adventures...

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  • Poster for Sarbedaran

    Sarbedaran 1984

    Sarbedaran is a historic series based on the revolt of the 'Sarbedar's of Khorasan, led by Sheykh Hasan Jowri against the Mongol Conquest of Iran. The director of this series is Mohammad Ali Najafi and it is written co-directed by Keyhan Rahgozar. Parts of this series also refer to the previous leader and the pioneer of the movement, Sheykh Khalifa of Mazandaran.

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  • Poster for Leila's loneliness

    Leila's loneliness 2015

    The synopsis of the series "Leila's Loneliness" states that after an earthquake in which he lost his family, Mohammad becomes the guardian of a mosque, and the love of a girl puts him in special circumstances, in a way that tests his faith...

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  • Poster for Sword's Edge

    Sword's Edge 2006

    Zire Tigh was an Iranian drama television series broadcast by the IRIB network. The series was finished after 19 episodes, and was extremely popular with viewers. It could be seen Wednesday nights after the nightly national news on Channel 1 in Iran. The show was later re-aired shown daily on IRIB 1, IRIB 2 and IRIB 3 for those living out of the country. The show's last episode aired March 12, 2007.

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  • Poster for Scorpion in love

    Scorpion in love 2023

    Behdad dies. Everything ends for him and those around him. But some time later, he is looking for blood in the streets of Tehran, blood for the scorpion...

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