Karagah Alavi (2026): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Karagah Alavi in Persian?

Karagah Alavi streams on K-Time, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It plays in its original Persian audio. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2026 crime series from Iran. The series is served from K-Time's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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Tehran's most enduring detective returns for a third season, this time trading the present for the 1940s and 1950s.

What is Karagah Alavi about?

Karagah Alavi comes back after a long gap between seasons, and it uses that gap to jump the whole series backward in time, resettling its crime-and-mystery world in Tehran of the 1940s and 1950s. New cases open the season, each one built around the slow, procedural work of chasing down the truth rather than a single overarching plot. The season splits its detective role in two: a younger Alavi working the cases as they happen, and an older, retired Alavi who steps in as an uncle figure, lending his experience to a newer generation of investigators. That generational hand-off gives the mystery plotting a second layer, watching a veteran's instincts sharpen the work of the detectives coming up behind him.

About the cast

Behnam Tashakor plays the younger detective Alavi at the center of the season's new cases, while Ahmad Najafi takes the role of the retired Alavi guiding the next generation. Morteza Esmaeil-Kashi, Keyvan Saketof, Ali Dehkordi, Ramin Naser Nasir, Hediyeh Bazvand, Hamideh Moghadasi and Siamak Safari fill out the wider ensemble across the season's period-set investigations.

Context & significance

Setting a detective series in 1940s and 1950s Tehran puts Karagah Alavi in a specific corner of Iranian genre television, where the period backdrop shapes how cases get worked without modern forensics or technology. A show returning for a third season after a gap already has a built-in history with its audience, and the choice to reframe that history as a period piece rather than a straight continuation is a notable structural swerve for a long-running crime series.

Watching Karagah Alavi on K-Time

Karagah Alavi streams on K-Time with a free account login, no purchase needed to start watching. K-Time is built Farsi-first for the Iranian diaspora, so a period mystery series like this one plays with its Tehran setting, dialogue and detail intact rather than translated around.

Cast & crew

Karagah Alavi is a 2026 crime series from Iran. It was directed by Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami, Hassan Hedaiat. The cast is led by Ahmad Najafi. Behnam Tashakor, Morteza Esmaeil-Kashi, Keyvan Saketof. Episodes run about 68 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the K-Time catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami, Hassan Hedaiat

Cast

Ahmad Najafi. Behnam Tashakor, Morteza Esmaeil-Kashi, Keyvan Saketof, Ali Dehkordi, Ramin Naser Nasir, Hediyeh Bazvand, Hamideh Moghadasi, Siamak Safari

Country

Iran

Year

2026

Runtime

68 min

Genre

Crime, Mystery

Frequently asked questions

What season of Karagah Alavi is this?

This is the third season, returning after a gap since the previous run.

When is Karagah Alavi season three set?

The season is set in Tehran during the 1940s and 1950s.

Who plays the detective Alavi?

Behnam Tashakor plays the younger Alavi, with Ahmad Najafi as the retired, older Alavi.

How can I watch Karagah Alavi?

It's available to stream on K-Time with a free account login.

What year was Karagah Alavi made?

Karagah Alavi was released in 2026 and is available to stream in Persian on K-Time.