What does Badnaam mean in English?

Badnaam (بدنام) is a Persian word that translates to "Disgraced" or "Infamous" — someone whose reputation has been tarnished, often through association with something forbidden or scandalous.

Where can I watch serial Badnaam online?

Badnaam is streaming on K-Time (ktime.app). It is available on the web, on Android TV, and on Android phones — no VPN needed, no geo-block, cancel anytime.

Badnaam 2026 — koja bebinam? (Where can I watch it?)

You can watch Badnaam on K-Time (ktime.app/app/). It streams in the original Persian without needing a VPN, wherever you are in North America.

Does Badnaam have English subtitles or a Persian dub?

Badnaam streams in its original Persian on K-Time. There is no separate dub or subtitle track noted for this series.

Badnaam

Name: Badnaam
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2026
Cast: Hassan Pourshirazi, Amir Aghaei, Sina Mehrad, Laya Zanganeh, Setayesh RajaeiNia

Director: Ehsan Sajadi

Cast: Hassan Pourshirazi, Amir Aghaei, Sina Mehrad, Laya Zanganeh, Setayesh RajaeiNia

Badnaam — meaning "Disgraced" or "Infamous" in Persian — is a 2026 Iranian drama-romance series directed by Ehsan Sajadi, streaming in Persian on K-Time. Built around a forbidden love that spans three generations, it arrives as one of the more quietly ambitious Iranian series of its year.

What is Badnaam about?

At the center of Badnaam is a love triangle that does not belong to one lifetime. Three generations of the same family find themselves bound together by a desire that none of them asked for and none of them can escape. The forbidden nature of this love is not simply a private wound — it ripples outward, shaping choices and consequences across time. Director Ehsan Sajadi keeps the focus on the weight of what is felt rather than what is said, letting the architecture of three interlocked lives carry the emotional gravity. Each generation adds a new angle to the triangle, and none of the angles resolve cleanly. The title — Badnaam, disgraced — signals from the first episode that someone, at some point, will pay a price for loving the wrong person.

Cast & crew

Ehsan Sajadi directs an ensemble that draws from several generations of Iranian screen talent. Hassan Pourshirazi and Amir Aghaei anchor the senior generation, while Sina Mehrad, Laya Zanganeh, Setayesh RajaeiNia, Solmaz Ghani, Behafarid Ghafarian, and Mehrdad Ziaei fill out the wider family. The 53-minute episode runtime gives each of them space to work.

Context & significance

Multi-generational romance is a long-standing thread in Iranian drama — the idea that love does not die with one generation but instead passes forward, often with complications attached. Badnaam sits squarely in this tradition. For diaspora viewers who grew up with Iranian family dynamics and the unspoken rules around who one is allowed to love, the series offers a mirror that is familiar without being sentimental. Watching in the original Persian — hearing the weight of certain words and silences in the language they were written for — is part of what makes a series like this land differently than it would in translation.

Where & how to watch

Badnaam is available in its original Persian on K-Time — no dub, no subtitle track noted. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone. No VPN required, no geo-block, cancel anytime.