Director: Mehran Ghafoorian
Cast: Sepand Amirsoleimani, Mehran Ghafoorian, Sirus Gorjestani, Pourandokht Mahiman, Bahareh Rahnama
Hamsayeha is a 2016 Iranian comedy-drama series directed by Mehran Ghafoorian, set inside a bustling Tehran office building where a mix of small-business tenants collide, compete, and eventually bond in unexpectedly warm ways.
What is Hamsayeha about?
Milad arrives in Tehran with his mother, hoping to rent an office unit in the Yas Building through a friend who owns the property. The existing tenants — running businesses ranging from event services and a law practice to a news website and a monthly magazine — initially assume the newcomers are there to replace them. Suspicion and rivalry take hold as each tenant maneuvers to secure their place in the building. Misunderstandings stack up and comic chaos ensues, but as the characters spend more time together, genuine friendships begin to form, revealing the warmth hiding beneath the surface tension of everyday urban life.
Cast & crew
Director Mehran Ghafoorian also stars in the series, bringing his signature comic timing to a central role. The ensemble includes Sepand Amirsoleimani, Sirus Gorjestani, Pourandokht Mahiman, Bahareh Rahnama, Samaneh Pakdel, and Jahangir Azhdari — a well-rounded cast with deep roots in Iranian television and theatre.
Context & significance
Hamsayeha belongs to a proud tradition of Iranian workplace and apartment-building comedies that use confined shared spaces as a mirror for broader social dynamics. For diaspora viewers who grew up watching Iranian sitcoms, this kind of ensemble comedy carries a familiar warmth — neighbors bickering, misreading each other, and ultimately showing solidarity. The Tehran setting and the small-business world it portrays connect many Iranians abroad to memories of home, making the show both a light entertainment and a gentle reminder of community ties that stretch across borders.
Where & how to watch
Hamsayeha is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. You can watch on the web browser, TV, or phone with no extra download and no geo-blocking. Subscribe once, cancel anytime.