Director: Mehran Modiri
Cast: Mehran Modiri, Farhad Aslani, Shabnam Moghadam, Gohar Kheirandish, Shila Khodadad
Hayoula is a 2019 Iranian comedy series directed by Mehran Modiri, following a settled couple whose orderly domestic life is upended when an unpredictable outsider enters their world and begins steering them toward trouble they never sought.
What is Hayoula about?
A husband and wife have built a quiet, health-conscious routine together — the kind of steady rhythm that feels almost too good to last. Their equilibrium shatters when a peculiar man inserts himself into their daily existence. His presence is magnetic yet deeply disruptive; his motives are murky and his influence grows with each episode. As the couple is pulled further from their careful habits and responsible choices, the comedy darkens around the edges. The series mines the gap between the life we design for ourselves and the chaos that arrives uninvited, asking how much of who we are can survive the wrong company.
The K-Time take
Modiri brings the same sharp ensemble instincts he is known for, balancing broad situational comedy with a quieter satirical current about middle-class Iranian aspirations. The pacing rewards patience, and the central trio's chemistry gives the absurdity genuine emotional weight.
Cast & crew
Mehran Modiri directs and stars, anchoring the series with his signature deadpan wit. Farhad Aslani and Shabnam Moghadam play the couple at the story's centre, while Gohar Kheirandish, Shila Khodadad, Mohammad Bohrani, Sima Tirandaz, and Mirtaher Mazloumi round out a large ensemble that Modiri deploys with practiced precision.
Context & significance
Mehran Modiri is one of the most consistently popular comedy voices in Iranian television, with a long track record of series that blend slapstick with social observation. Hayoula sits in that tradition: domestic comedy used as a lens on the pressures of modern Iranian life — health, respectability, and the fear of outside influence. For diaspora viewers, the show taps a universal anxiety about the unwanted guest who will not leave, wrapped in very specifically Iranian social textures, speech rhythms, and family dynamics that register instantly for Persian-speaking audiences regardless of where they now live.
Where & how to watch
Hayoula is available now on K-Time with original Persian audio. No VPN is needed and there is no geo-blocking — stream on the web, on your TV, or on your phone, and cancel anytime.