Hezaro Yek Shab is a 2025 Iranian-Turkish historical fantasy series directed by Mostafa Kiaei, reimagining the timeless world of One Thousand and One Nights through a grand co-production that blends Persian storytelling tradition with epic visual spectacle.
What is Hezaro Yek Shab about?
Set within the legendary frame of Scheherazade's immortal tales, this series unfolds across ornate palace courts and desert kingdoms where power, survival, and human longing collide. A gifted young woman must weave story after story through the night to preserve her life before a capricious king, each tale spiraling into its own world of adventure, romance, and moral reckoning. The series layers multiple narrative threads — stories within stories — revealing how imagination can be the most formidable weapon against tyranny. With a vast ensemble and lavish production design, it reconstructs the mythic Orient that shaped Persian literary heritage for centuries.
Cast & crew
Directed by Mostafa Kiaei, a filmmaker whose work spans ambitious historical and fantasy productions, this Iranian-Turkish co-production brings together performers from both countries. No additional cast credits are available in current catalog data; the collaborative nature of the project suggests an ensemble drawn from prominent TV traditions on both sides of the border.
Context & significance
Hezaro Yek Shab holds deep roots in the Iranian cultural imagination. The One Thousand and One Nights cycle — known in Persian as Hezar o Yek Shab — has been retold across manuscripts, oral traditions, and modern adaptations for well over a millennium. For diaspora viewers who grew up hearing these tales from grandparents or reading illustrated editions, a prestige serialized version carries genuine emotional weight. The Iranian-Turkish co-production model also signals a new era of Persian-language content with international production values, giving diaspora audiences something that matches the scale of global streaming dramas while remaining rooted in their own cultural memory.
Where & how to watch
Hezaro Yek Shab is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start with a subscription and cancel anytime.