Director: Samer Al Barkawi
Set against the backdrop of the French mandate over Syria, "Taj" turns a former boxing champion's fall from grace into a slow-burning revenge drama, directed by Samer Al Barkawi and released in 2024.
What is Taj about?
Once celebrated in the ring, Taj is publicly branded a collaborator with the colonial authorities and stripped of the respect he spent years building. The accusation costs him nearly everything, and what follows is not a courtroom clearing of his name but a grinding, personal campaign to expose the people who framed him and reclaim his place in a community that turned its back overnight. Tim Hassan plays the title role with a mix of restrained fury and wounded pride, while the surrounding cast, including Bassam Kousa and Faia Younan, populates a world of merchants, officials, and old friends whose loyalties shift as Taj's war for vindication widens. The mandate-era setting gives the conflict extra weight: every alliance Taj forms or breaks carries political risk on top of the personal stakes.
Cast & crew
Tim Hassan headlines as Taj, supported by Bassam Kousa, Faia Younan, Ziad Al Khatib, Dogana Essa, Noura Rahal, and Farah Al Dbayyat in roles spanning family, rivals, and figures from Taj's boxing past.
Context & significance
Produced in Syria, the series belongs to a strand of historical drama that uses the French mandate period as more than scenery, framing questions of honor, betrayal, and collaboration within a specific colonial-era power structure. Episodes run around 43 minutes, a length that keeps the pace brisk even as the story layers in political maneuvering alongside Taj's personal reckoning.
Where & how to watch
"Taj" is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking audiences follow the mandate-era intrigue without missing a beat. Browsing the title page costs nothing; watching the full series simply requires signing into a K-Time account, part of a Farsi-first streaming experience built for Iranian viewers abroad.