Top Persian TV Series
by ahur | created - 22 Apr 2019 | updated - 28 Mar 2021 | PublicPersian TV Series
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1. Once Upon a Time (1991–1992)
Action, Drama, History
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.
Stars: Khosro Shakibai, Mohammad Fili, Sadreddin Hejazi, Mahmoud Pakniat
Votes: 1,389
روزی روزگاری
2. Barareh Nights (2005–2006)
PG | 60 min | Comedy
Set in late 40s in Iran. When a politically exiled man (Ansari) meets strange rural people with weird actions and accents in a village called Barareh.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Siamak Ansari, Falamak Jonidi, Saeed Pirdust
Votes: 17,600
شب های برره
3. The Tales of Majid (1990)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Majid is a boy who lost his parents and his sister got married and he lives in the city below of Isfahan with his grandmother Bibi.
Stars: Mehdi Bagher Beigi, Parvindokht Yazdanian, Jahanbakhsh Soltani, Jamshid Sadri
Votes: 1,836
قصههای مجید
4. The Green House (1996– )
40 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A typical Iranian family living in Tehran during the 90's dealing with ordinary and extraordinary events of life in their own dramatic, romantic ways insisting on being and acting "green" in their daily struggles.
Stars: Mehraneh Mahintorabi, Rambod Javan, Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Akram Mohammadi
Votes: 1,519
خانه سبز
5. My Uncle Napoleon (1976)
770 min | Comedy, Drama
An uproarious adaptation of a popular novel of the same name by Iraj Pezeshkzad. set in around the family compound in early 1940s Tehran. Shows characters that are marvelously rich in ... See full summary »
Stars: Gholamhossein Naghshineh, Parviz Fanizadeh, Parviz Sayyad, Saeed Kangarani
Votes: 1,584
دایی جان ناپلئون
6. Nightingales (1988)
720 min | Action, Drama, History
A corrupt, six-fingered detective is sent to recruit a retired assassin now living a secluded life as a calligrapher to assassinate a prominent government official known as Hezardastan who has stolen jewels from a member of the royal family. However, the calligrapher one-ups the detective and holds him as his prisoner and tortures him. The calligrapher begins to reflect upon his life gone by, and... See full summary »
Stars: Ali Nasirian, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Ezzatolah Entezami
Votes: 1,641
هزاردستان
7. Zero Point Orbit (2007)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
This drama centers on a love story between an Iranian-Palestinian Muslim man and a French Jewish woman. Based upon a true story of Abdol Hussein Sardari, who worked at the Iranian embassy ... See full summary »
Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Nathalie Matti, Roya Teymourian, Masoud Rayegan
Votes: 1,718
مدار صفر درجه
8. Patriarch (1994–1995)
Drama
The story is about a middle aged father, Asadullah. He believes his sons should live in his home after marriage however he hasn't followed the same trend when it comes to his daughters...
Stars: Katayoun Riahi, Mahmoud Pakniat, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz
Votes: 730
9. Under the City Sky (2001–2002)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Mehran Ghafoorian, Malakeh Ranjbar, Kiumars Malekmotei, Hamid Lolayi
Votes: 1,073
10. The Tenth Night (2002–2003)
Drama
In one of south regions in old Tehran, Heidar, a bully, falls in love with a Qajar princess and proposes to her. She accepts his proposal providing that he executes the passion-play for ... See full summary »
Stars: Katayoun Riahi, Hosein Yari, Mahmoud Pakniat, Parviz Fallahi Pour
Votes: 1,146
شب دهم
11. Friendship Agency (2000–2001)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Zohreh Fakour Sabour, Pejman Bazeghi, Sima Tirandaz, Ferdous Kaviani
Votes: 498
12. Saint Mary (2001)
114 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her ... See full summary »
Director: Shahriar Bahrani | Stars: Parviz Poorhosseini, Mohammad Kasebi, Shabnam Gholikhani, Maryam Razavi
Votes: 1,809
مریم مقدس
13. Men of Anjolos (1997– )
Drama, History
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.
Stars: Hüseyin Soysalan, Reza Iranmanesh, Mahtab Keramati, Jafar Dehghan
Votes: 1,923
مردان انجلس
14. Mokhtarnameh (2010–2011)
Biography, Drama, History
Mukhtar Thaqafi 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).
Stars: Fariborz Arabnia, Reza Rooygari, Nasrin Moghanloo, Fariba Kowsari
Votes: 9,606
مختارنامه
15. Prophet Joseph (2008–2009)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story follows Joseph's journey from being sold by his brothers to Egypt, his trials in Potiphar's house, imprisonment, rise to power interpreting dreams, reunion with his family after proving his brothers' remorse.
Stars: Mostafa Zamani, Katayoun Riahi, Mojtaba Makhdoumi, Mohammad Safari
Votes: 7,973
یوسف پیامبر
16. The Martyr of Kufa (1997–2020)
Biography, Drama, History
The whole story about Imam Ali, the friend and companion of Prophet Muhammad.
Stars: Dariush Arjmand, Saeid Nickpour, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Parviz Parastui
Votes: 3,298
امام علی
17. Mozaffar's Garden (2006–2007)
Comedy
Hilarious comedy highlighting, most amongst other issues, the class difference in parts of Iran, especially Tehran.
Stars: Shadi Ahadifar, Mehran Modiri, Javad Ezati, Elika Abdolrazzaghi
Votes: 4,468
باغ مظفر
18. Bitter Coffee (2010– )
Comedy, History
Being transported into the past by drinking a cup of mysterious coffee, a man makes a living by predicting the future for the royal family.
Stars: Mohammad Reza Hedayati, Sahar Jafari Jozani, Sahar Zakaria, Reza Fieze Norouzi
Votes: 9,316
قهوه تلخ
19. The Man with a Thousand Faces (2008–2009)
Comedy
Because of him being in strange positions and situations, a man is several times mistaken as other, usually famous people; and now must explain himself to a judge as he has been arrested for impersonation.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Sa'ed Hedayati, Pejman Bazeghi, Javad Nazari
Votes: 8,288
مرد هزارچهره
20. The Man with Two Thousand Faces (2009)
Comedy
Charged for impersonation, we are studying criticisms directed towards different sectors in the society as our impersonator looks back at his crimes.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Shayan Ahadifar, Pejman Bazeghi, Sam Nouri
Votes: 6,080
مرد دوهزار چهره
21. Red Line (2001–2002)
Adventure, Crime, Drama
The journey of a few young men that turns from thrill seeking into a tragedy that continues to pull them inside.
Stars: Shahram Haghighat Doost, Reza Emami, Shahram Abdoli, Soroosh Goodarzi
Votes: 902
22.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2014)
Comedy, Drama
After Naghi's house wrecked during Arastoo's wedding, he should deal with his family problems, his cousin new love interest and his new born wrestling career.
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar, Mehran Ahmadi
Votes: 550
پایتخت ۳
23.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #4.1
(2015)
Comedy, Drama
After the death of the wife of Arastoo, Mamouli family is living together with him. The new problem is that they want to build a house on a illegal land.
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar, Hedayat Hashemi
Votes: 445
پایتخت ۴
24. Capital (2011– )
Comedy, Drama
The story of life of Naghi Ma'mouli, his wife Homa Sa'adat, their children Sara and Nika, his Alzheimer's father Panjali, his cousin Arastou, his sister Fahimeh, his sister's husband ... See full summary »
Stars: Atefeh Khobani, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar
Votes: 6,760
پایتخت ۵
25.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2011)
Comedy, Drama
A family from a county are planning to migrate to Tehran but upon arrival in Tehran which coincided with the Norouz and they are encountered with problems that cause strange events.
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Alireza Khamseh, Atefeh Khobani, Maryam Khodarahmi, Ahmad Mehranfar
Votes: 550
26.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2013)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar, Sara Forghaniasl
Votes: 566
27. Romance (2017–2021)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A narrative of several families with their stories and problems that each character has his story and past.
Stars: Alireza Zamani Nasab, Emir Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Sareh Bayat
Votes: 2,653
عاشقانه
28. Shahrzad (2015–2018)
60 min | Drama, History, Romance
In Iran, Tehran, 1953, Shahrzad and Farhad love each other and intend to get married, but the great mafia Bozorg Agha has decided another fate for them.
Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Mostafa Zamani, Shahab Hosseini, Parinaz Izadyar
Votes: 11,504
شهرزاد
29. Noon Khe (2019– )
Comedy, Drama
This series has a social story mixed with humor. Noureddin Khanzadeh owns a sunflower seed processing workshop. Farmers all over Noureddin have sold their sunflower seeds to Noureddin. ... See full summary »
Stars: Neda Ghasemi, Hediyeh Bazvand, Saeed Aghakhani, Ali Sadeghi
Votes: 2,123
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