Director: Behrang Tofighi
Cast: Amin Tarokh, Amir Aghaiy, Mehdi Soltani, Soraya Ghasemi, Laya Zanganeh
Aghazadeh is a 2020 Iranian drama series directed by Behrang Tofighi, centering on power, privilege, and the shadowy connections between Iran's elite families and the law — a story that unfolds on what should have been a joyous night but rapidly turns into a reckoning with buried secrets.
What is Aghazadeh about?
When Nima is suddenly arrested on the evening of his own wedding ceremony, the celebration collapses into confusion and fear. His brother Hamed, shaken by the turn of events, begins to uncover a web of connections he had long ignored — ties between their family's status, powerful figures, and a past that refuses to stay buried. As each layer peels back, the people closest to Nima find themselves forced to choose between loyalty and truth, while the machinery of influence quietly works in the background. What begins as a family crisis gradually reveals the wider moral landscape of a society where privilege and accountability rarely meet.
Cast & crew
Director Behrang Tofighi leads an ensemble anchored by Amin Tarokh and Amir Aghaiy in the central roles, with Mehdi Soltani, Soraya Ghasemi, Laya Zanganeh, Jamshid Hashempour, Sina Mehrdad, and Diba Zahdi filling out the supporting cast — a strong gathering of recognized faces from Iranian television and cinema.
Context & significance
Aghazadeh — a term that in Persian carries the loaded meaning of 'the son of an official' or 'the privileged offspring' — sits squarely in the tradition of Iranian social dramas that use family crisis as a mirror for broader questions of class and corruption. For diaspora viewers who grew up watching Iranian television or who follow the evolution of Persian-language series, it offers a window into the tensions that define contemporary Iranian society: the gap between those with connections and those without, and the moral cost of staying silent. The series' sixty-minute episodes give each development room to breathe, rewarding patient viewers.
Where & how to watch
Aghazadeh is available on K-Time with the original Persian audio. Watch on your browser, Android TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.