Director: Samantha Bailey, Angela Barnes
A teenage engineering prodigy builds herself a suit of armor to rival the world's most famous inventors, and Ironheart follows what happens once that power collides with everyday consequences.
What is Ironheart about?
Riri Williams is barely out of her teens when she designs and builds an advanced suit of armor from scratch, blending raw talent with borrowed technology she isn't fully authorized to use. Back in her home city after a stint that ended abruptly, she has to reconcile her ambitions with real financial pressure, family ties, and a criminal underworld eager to put her skills to darker use. The series follows Riri as she is pulled toward Parker Robbins, a figure whose reach into magic and organized crime complicates every choice she makes. Rather than framing her as a straightforward hero, the show spends time on the toll of genius under pressure — the shortcuts, the compromises, and the cost of building something powerful before you're ready to control it.
Cast & crew
Dominique Thorne carries the series as Riri, playing both the confidence of a prodigy and the uncertainty of someone still figuring out who she wants to become. Lyric Ross and Manny Montana provide grounding as people from her life outside the armor, while Anji White brings warmth to her family scenes. Eric André and Sonia Denis appear in supporting roles that widen the show's world beyond its central character.
Context & significance
Ironheart extends the Iron Man corner of its franchise into street-level stakes, trading global threats for personal ones rooted in Chicago. Directors Samantha Bailey and Angela Barnes lean into practical, character-driven scenes between the action sequences, giving the suit-building process real texture rather than treating it as a special-effects showcase.
Where & how to watch
Ironheart is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, presented through a Farsi interface built for the Iranian diaspora. Watching the series requires only a free K-Time account; anyone can read this page and browse the catalog without logging in first.