Director: Pouria Azarbayjani
Cast: Amir Aghaee, Banipal Shoomoon, Ayoub Aghakhani
Navar Zard (The Yellow Tape) is a 2017 Iranian crime drama series directed by Pouria Azarbayjani, following a police detective whose professional and personal worlds collide when one of his own cases brings him face to face with a devastating loss from a natural disaster.
What is Navar Zard about?
Detective Kaveh Keyhan is a methodical officer working through a demanding load of criminal investigations in southeastern Iran. While he moves from one complex case to the next, a particular file refuses to let him rest — his fiancée has been missing ever since a powerful earthquake struck the region. What began as a routine professional assignment quietly transforms into a deeply personal search. As Kaveh pursues leads through rubble, bureaucracy, and silence, the line between duty and heartbreak blurs. The series builds its tension slowly, letting the landscape of loss shape every scene rather than relying on conventional thriller mechanics.
Cast & crew
The series is directed by Pouria Azarbayjani, a filmmaker known for working within Iran's television drama space. Amir Aghaee leads as the conflicted detective Kaveh Keyhan, bringing a restrained intensity to the role. Banipal Shoomoon and Ayoub Aghakhani round out the central ensemble, grounding the investigative storyline with supporting performances that keep the human stakes visible throughout.
Context & significance
Crime procedural drama has a long tradition in Iranian television, but Navar Zard distinguishes itself by anchoring its mystery in the real texture of post-earthquake southeastern Iran — a region many diaspora viewers will recognize through family ties or news coverage. The series does not sensationalize tragedy; instead it uses the earthquake's aftermath as a quiet, persistent weight on every scene. For Persian-speaking viewers abroad, it offers a grounded portrait of how public institutions and private grief intersect in contemporary Iran, told at the measured pace that Iranian drama favors over American-style plot escalation.
Where & how to watch
Navar Zard is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. No VPN is needed and there is no extra download required — stream directly on the web, on your TV, or on your phone. Cancel anytime.