Director: Hagar Ben-Asher, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Mona Fastvold, Meera Menon, Nikki Toscano, Jessica Yu
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, John Doman
Long Bright River is a 2025 American crime drama series set against the fractured streets of Philadelphia, following a police officer whose search for her missing sister pulls her deep into the opioid epidemic ravaging her city. With Amanda Seyfried in the lead role, the show is a raw, emotionally grounded portrait of two sisters on opposite sides of the same desperate world.
What is Long Bright River about?
Mickey Fitzmaurice is a Philadelphia beat cop who patrols the Kensington neighborhood, ground zero for the city's drug crisis. When women in the area begin to disappear and Mickey realizes her estranged sister Kacey — who has struggled with addiction for years — is nowhere to be found, the personal becomes urgently professional. As Mickey tries to locate Kacey while dodging departmental suspicion and retracing the lives of vanished women, the series weaves together threads of sisterhood, survival, and a city in collapse. Based on Liz Moore's bestselling novel, the story refuses easy resolutions, instead building pressure through two women whose choices, traumas, and love for each other remain inseparable from the world that shaped them.
Cast & crew
Amanda Seyfried anchors the series with a performance of quiet intensity as Officer Mickey Fitzmaurice, a woman carrying far more than her badge. Nicholas Pinnock and Ashleigh Cummings bring crucial emotional weight as key figures in Mickey's life, while John Doman and Callum Vinson round out a strong ensemble. The directing roster — including Hagar Ben-Asher, Mona Fastvold, Meera Menon, and Jessica Yu — gives each episode a distinctive but cohesive atmosphere.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Long Bright River resonates beyond its American setting. Many Iranian families abroad carry the weight of relatives lost to addiction, displacement, and the invisible fractures that follow migration. The show's focus on two sisters separated by circumstance — one holding on to structure, one adrift — mirrors emotional landscapes familiar to anyone who has watched a family member struggle in a new or unforgiving country. Available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, this series can be watched in the language of home without compromise. Its deliberate pacing and character-driven tension reward viewers who prefer depth over spectacle.
Where & how to watch
Long Bright River is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream on your web browser, TV, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Start and cancel anytime.