Director: Maziar Miri
Cast: Amin Tarokh, Mino Sharifi, Sajjad Babaiy, Pouria Rahimisam, Masoud Keramati
Khosoof is a 2021 Iranian drama-romance series directed by Maziar Miri, exploring the tension between family obligation and the pull of unexpected love. Set against the backdrop of traditional extended-family relationships, it follows a young man whose heart pulls him in a direction no one around him will accept.
What is Khosoof about?
Amir has long been expected to marry his cousin — an arrangement quietly understood by both families for years. When he falls for someone else entirely, the private becomes public and his household is thrown into conflict. Each side of the family maneuvers to steer the outcome, while Amir finds himself caught between loyalty to those who raised him and the authenticity of what he feels. The series builds steadily, layering domestic pressure with the vulnerability of two people trying to hold onto something fragile in the face of collective disapproval.
Cast & crew
Director Maziar Miri brings a steady, observational hand to family dynamics in Iranian television. The ensemble includes Amin Tarokh and Mino Sharifi in central roles, with Masoud Keramati, Setareh Eskandari, Shohre Soltani, Sajjad Babaiy, Pouria Rahimisam, and Ali Omrani rounding out a cast drawn from established names in Persian-language drama.
Context & significance
Stories about arranged marriages and family interference in romantic choices are a long-running thread in Iranian drama, reflecting real social pressures many diaspora viewers grew up navigating. Khosoof sits in this tradition but brings a quieter, more psychologically focused lens — less melodrama, more lived-in tension. For Persian-speaking audiences abroad, series like this carry a particular resonance: they replay the push and pull between individual desire and collective expectation that many families exported with them when they left Iran. The title itself — meaning lunar eclipse — suggests a moment of obscuring, of something being blocked from full view.
Where & how to watch
Khosoof is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch it on your TV, laptop, or phone — no VPN required, no extra download needed. Membership is flexible with no long-term commitment; cancel anytime.