Director: Ahmad Ebrahim Ahmad

Cast: Mostafa Zamani, Nariman Alsalhy, Ramez alaswad, Awatef Salman, Mazen Muhammad Mustafa

Amerli is a 2024 Iranian–Iraqi drama-war series directed by Ahmad Ebrahim Ahmad, set against the backdrop of armed conflict in Iraq and built around one man's search for the truth buried beneath years of silence and violence.

What is Amerli about?

An Iraqi journalist returns to a region still scarred by war, driven by the conviction that a defining event from his past holds answers he has never been able to locate. As he moves through communities fractured by loss, he encounters people whose lives were permanently altered by the same conflict — each carrying a version of events that contradicts the last. The series weaves together timelines and testimonies, slowly assembling a portrait of what actually happened in Amerli, while the journalist must weigh what he learns against the personal cost of continuing to look.

Cast & crew

Director Ahmad Ebrahim Ahmad leads an ensemble that crosses borders and languages. Mostafa Zamani anchors the series in a central role; he is joined by Iraqi performers Nariman Alsalhy, Ramez Alaswad, Awatef Salman, and Mazen Muhammad Mustafa, alongside Ehsan Khajeamiri and Hayder Munather, giving the production an authentic binational texture.

Context & significance

Amerli takes its name from a real town in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq — a place that became a symbol of endurance during the conflicts of the 2010s. For Iranian-diaspora audiences, the series sits at a recognisable intersection of Persian storytelling and Arabic-language settings that mirror broader regional experiences many families lived through. The war-drama genre has long been a vehicle for Iranian filmmakers to interrogate memory, identity, and the human cost of prolonged conflict. Amerli extends that tradition by centering an Iraqi journalist as its witness, asking what accountability looks like from inside a shattered place.

Where & how to watch

Amerli is available on K-Time. The series is presented in its original Arabic and Persian audio with subtitles. Stream on the web, your Android TV, or your Android phone — no geo-blocking, no VPN required. Start or cancel anytime.