Director: Barbaros Bilgin
A decorated police captain trades his badge for a criminal alias in "The Agent," a 2024 Lebanese-Syrian crime drama directed by Barbaros Bilgin that follows one officer's descent into the underworld he was sent to destroy.
What is The Agent about?
The premise is deceptively simple: an undercover captain worms his way into a violent gang network, only to discover that the operation demands more from him than he ever expected. Each episode tightens the noose as loyalties blur and the line between infiltrator and accomplice grows thinner. Ayman Zeidan and Samer Ismail anchor an ensemble that spans corrupt fixers, wary lieutenants, and family members left in the dark about the double life being lived under their roof. Rather than a single showdown, the series builds tension through a string of near-misses, forced favors, and moral compromises the captain has to make just to stay alive long enough to finish the job he started.
Cast & crew
Ayman Zeidan leads as the infiltrating captain, with Samer Ismail, Wissam Fares, and Fadi Sobieh rounding out the gang's inner circle. Talal Jurdi, Ayman Reda, Yara Sabri, and Abdo Chahine fill out the wider cast of handlers, rivals, and civilians caught in the fallout.
Context & significance
Produced across Lebanon and Syria, the show sits within a wave of Levantine crime television that trades glossy procedural formulas for grittier, character-driven undercover stories. At roughly 50 minutes per episode, the pacing favors slow-burn tension over quick resolutions, giving the writers room to explore how prolonged deception wears down a person meant to be the good guy.
Where & how to watch
"The Agent" streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so viewers can follow the captain's undercover mission in Farsi from the very first scene. The title page itself is free to browse; watching the episodes just requires logging into a K-Time account, part of a Farsi-first viewing experience built for the Iranian diaspora.