Cast: Soroush Jamshidy, Reza Attaran, Ali Sadeghi
Motahamgorikht is a 2005 Iranian comedy-drama series following a provincial family whose move to Tehran sets off a chain of everyday misadventures, blending sharp social observation with warmth and humor in a portrait of ordinary Iranians navigating a sprawling, indifferent city.
What is Motahamgorikht about?
Hashem has lived his whole life in the provinces, but a pressing heart condition and his wife's persistent encouragement push him to pack up the family and relocate to the capital. Tehran, however, turns out to be nothing like the place he imagined. Rents are steep, neighbors are strangers, and the rhythms of big-city life clash with everything Hashem and his household have known. Each episode layers fresh complications — bureaucratic run-ins, comic misunderstandings with locals, and domestic friction — as the family tries to find its footing without losing its identity. The series finds its comedy in the gap between expectation and reality, asking what it costs to start over.
The K-Time take
Motahamgorikht holds a 7.1 on IMDb, a solid mark for a domestic Iranian sitcom of its era. The series earns its audience through recognizable working-class characters and a script that respects their dignity even while mining their predicaments for laughs. Attaran in particular brings a physicality and timing that elevate scenes beyond sitcom formula.
Cast & crew
The series stars Soroush Jamshidy, Reza Attaran, and Ali Sadeghi — three of Iranian television's most reliable comic performers. Reza Attaran built his reputation across stage and screen as a master of deadpan physical comedy, while Jamshidy and Sadeghi round out an ensemble whose chemistry gives the show its lived-in, familial warmth.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Motahamgorikht captures a moment in Iranian social life that resonates deeply: the internal migration story, the collision between provincial values and urban anonymity, and the stubborn persistence of family bonds under pressure. The Tehran of 2005 depicted here — crowded, expensive, full of bureaucratic friction — is a city many diaspora viewers left or remember a parent leaving. Comedy in Iranian television of this generation worked precisely because it held a mirror up to collective anxieties without deflating into cynicism. This series sits squarely in that tradition.
Where & how to watch
Motahamgorikht is available to stream on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on your TV, phone, or in a web browser — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.