Director: Alireza Masoudi
Cast: Javad Khajavi, Rabeh Oskouie, Yousef Timouri, Shahram Ghaedi
Norouze Rangi is a 2021 Iranian comedy series directed by Alireza Masoudi, set in the holy city of Mashhad during Nowruz 1988. The show follows a large, working-class family whose Eid celebration spirals into a chain of comic mishaps after a borrowed color television ends up smashed to pieces.
What is Norouze Rangi about?
A father of seven — five sons and two daughters — accepts an unusual debt repayment: rather than cash, his debtor hands him a color TV set. He brings it home with strict orders that no one is to lay a finger on it, then sets off on a trip with most of the family, leaving the eldest son Javad in charge. Almost immediately, Uncle Beiji arrives with a boisterous group of friends. A Bruce Lee film on screen, a crowded living room, and a moment of careless excitement later, the television lies in ruins. With Nowruz guests due and Eid expenses mounting, Javad and his siblings scramble to rent out rooms in their house to visiting pilgrims, hoping to scrape together enough money before their father returns and discovers the damage.
The K-Time take
Norouze Rangi works because its comedy is rooted in recognizable scarcity — not slapstick for its own sake but the particular panic of a family that cannot afford to make one more mistake. Masoudi keeps the pace brisk and the ensemble tight, letting the period setting of late-1980s Mashhad add texture without drowning the warmth underneath.
Cast & crew
Director Alireza Masoudi guides a seasoned ensemble cast. Javad Khajavi anchors the story as the responsible son left holding the disaster. Rabeh Oskouie brings comic spark as part of the chaotic household, while Yousef Timouri and Shahram Ghaedi round out the family portrait with well-observed character turns.
Context & significance
Nowruz comedies occupy a cherished place in Iranian popular culture, a tradition stretching back decades to holiday specials designed to gather families around the television set — which makes the show's central prop both ironic and perfectly chosen. Set in 1988, the series captures a Mashhad that many diaspora viewers will recognize from childhood memories or family stories: tight budgets, extended kin networks, and the high stakes of protecting what little the household owns. For Iranian viewers abroad, Norouze Rangi is a warm portal back to a world of Eid tablecloths, pilgrim landlords, and the specific dread of explaining a breakage to a strict patriarch. The 8.4 IMDb rating signals that this affection travels well beyond nostalgia.
Where & how to watch
Norouze Rangi is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Stream it on your web browser, Android TV, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.