Director: Steven Kostanski

Cast: Daniel Bernhardt, Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nicholas Rice, Patton Oswalt

Deathstalker is a 2025 Canadian adventure-fantasy film directed by Steven Kostanski, running 80 minutes and featuring a broad ensemble cast led by Daniel Bernhardt. The film revives the classic sword-and-sorcery genre with a story of a lone warrior on a world-shaking quest.

What is Deathstalker about?

A battle-hardened warrior known as Deathstalker finds himself chosen by a mysterious crone to embark on a perilous mission: track down and bring together three legendary objects of immense power scattered across a dangerous, monster-filled land. Each artifact — a goblet, an enchanted talisman, and a blade of myth — is guarded or coveted by rival warlords and dark sorcerers. As Deathstalker pushes deeper into hostile territory, he must confront both brutal enemies and moral ambiguity, questioning whether the witch's true motives align with the good of the realm or serve a more sinister design.

Cast & crew

Director Steven Kostanski is a Canadian filmmaker known for working in genre horror and fantasy productions with a practical-effects sensibility. The film stars Daniel Bernhardt in the lead, a martial artist and actor with extensive action-film experience, alongside Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nicholas Rice, Patton Oswalt, Nina Bergman, John Clifford Talbot, and Jon Ambrose rounding out the ensemble.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers and the Iranian diaspora, Deathstalker offers a high-energy escape into sword-and-sorcery fantasy — a genre with deep roots in the storytelling traditions that span from ancient Persian epic poetry to modern global cinema. Stories of lone champions tasked with gathering objects of power to defeat tyranny echo themes found in classic Persian folklore and heroic narratives. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it ideal for family viewing and for diaspora audiences who prefer watching in their native language. At 80 minutes it is a brisk, straightforward fantasy adventure suitable for an evening watch.

Where & how to watch

Deathstalker is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. You can stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching with a K-Time subscription and cancel anytime.