Director: Masoud Dehnamaki
A television comedy-drama built around three men whose prison sentences collide with an unexpected event: the arrival of COVID-19.
What is Azadi Mashroot about?
When a public health emergency forces authorities to release inmates on conditional parole, three very different men suddenly find themselves back in the outside world, each carrying unfinished business from before their sentences began. Rather than treating freedom as a clean second chance, the show follows how each man tries to work off what remains of his punishment through community service, all while family ties, old habits, and awkward reintegration into everyday life keep pulling him in different directions. The series leans into situational comedy and family-friendly warmth, using the strange circumstances of pandemic-era parole as a backdrop for stories about accountability, second chances, and the small humiliations of trying to fit back into a life that moved on without you. Episodes move at a brisk 45 minutes, giving each installment room to build out a self-contained situation before threading it back into the larger arc of the three men's paths.
Cast & crew
Alireza Ostadi, Soroush Jamshidi, and Ali Mashhadi anchor the ensemble as the three men navigating parole, with Hossein Rafiy, Maryam Kaviyani, and Behnoush Bakhtiari rounding out the supporting cast of family members and community figures who complicate their re-entry into daily life. Director Masoud Dehnamaki, known for blending broad comedy with social commentary, keeps the tone light even as the underlying stakes stay serious.
Context & significance
Made and set in Iran, the series arrived during a period when conditional release policies tied to public health measures were a genuine talking point, giving the premise a grounded, ripped-from-the-news feel even as the show plays most scenes for laughs rather than drama.
Where & how to watch
Azadi Mashroot streams on K-Time with a free account login, presented in its original Persian with a Farsi-first viewing experience built for Persian-speaking audiences wherever they are.