Director: Michael Diliberti
Cast: Seann William Scott, Johnny Simmons, Lovi Poe, Rob Riggle, Chance Perdomo
Bad Man is a 2025 American action-comedy-crime film directed by Michael Diliberti, starring Seann William Scott and Johnny Simmons. Set in a small Tennessee town battling a methamphetamine crisis, it blends screwball buddy-cop energy with small-town crime thriller tension across 98 minutes.
What is Bad Man about?
Sam Evans is a local lawman who has spent years trying to hold Colt Lake, Tennessee together as a meth epidemic tears through the community. Just when his investigation gains momentum, federal undercover agent Bobby Gaines arrives and immediately steals the spotlight — celebrated as the town's savior despite Evans knowing every alley and every face. Evans finds himself pushed to the sidelines, watching a stranger receive credit for his years of groundwork. As Gaines racks up praise, troubling inconsistencies begin surfacing around his story, nudging Evans to question whether the man everyone is cheering for is quite who he claims to be.
Cast & crew
Seann William Scott, best known for broad comedies, anchors the film as Sam Evans, bringing a grounded frustration to a man perpetually overlooked. Johnny Simmons plays the slick interloper Bobby Gaines. Rob Riggle and Ethan Suplee round out the ensemble, with Lovi Poe and Chance Perdomo adding further depth to the Colt Lake community.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers abroad, Bad Man offers the kind of fast-moving American crime comedy that has long found enthusiastic audiences in Iran and the diaspora — think sharp-edged small-town corruption stories dressed up in laugh-out-loud set pieces. The underdog-vs-system premise resonates across cultures: a dedicated local hero overshadowed by a well-packaged outsider is a story anyone from Tabriz to Toronto can relate to. The film arrives on K-Time with a full Persian dub, meaning you can enjoy every line of dialogue in Farsi without missing a beat, as well as Persian subtitles if you prefer the original English performances.
Where & how to watch
Bad Man is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch in your browser, on your TV, or on your phone — no extra download and no VPN needed. Start and cancel anytime with a K-Time subscription.