Director: Saeid Aboutaleb
Cast: کامبیز دیرباز، مجید واشقانی، پژمان بازغی، بهاره افشاری، امیر حسین رستمی، ترلان پروانه، امیرعلی نبویان، فرزاد حسنی، سیما تیرانداز، کامران تفتی، سید جواد هاشمی، باربد بابایی، امیرحسین مدرس، میثم درویشان پور، امیر کربلایی زاده، معین زندی، محمد نادری، شکیب شج
Pedarkhaandeh is a 2022 Iranian celebrity Mafia game-show series directed by Saeid Aboutaleb, bringing together some of Iran's most beloved film and television personalities to compete in structured rounds of the classic social deduction game. Equal parts competition and entertainment, it blurs the line between acting skill and real-life intuition.
What is Pedarkhaandeh about?
The show assembles a rotating roster of prominent Iranian actors and media figures around a table to play Mafia — a party game built entirely on bluffing, reading people, and collective reasoning. Each episode unfolds as a structured match: some players are secretly assigned Mafia roles while the majority are civilians, and every round the group must debate, vote, and eliminate suspects before the Mafia can outnumber them. What makes Pedarkhaandeh distinctive is the caliber of its players — seasoned performers who can convincingly lie on camera, making every accusation, denial, and alliance shift genuinely difficult to read. The dynamic swings between sharp psychological tension and moments of warm, unscripted humor as friendships are tested, alliances form and collapse, and unexpected players prove either natural deceivers or surprisingly transparent. The game format is familiar, but the celebrity chemistry transforms each session into something uniquely compelling.
Cast & crew
The series is directed by Saeid Aboutaleb and features an extensive ensemble of Iranian screen talent including Kambiz Dirbaz, Majid Vasheghani, Pejman Bazeghi, Bahare Afshari, Amir Hossein Rostami, Tarlan Parvane, Amir Ali Nabavian, Farzad Hasani, Sima Tirandaz, Kamran Tafti, Seyed Javad Hashemi, and Barbod Babaei, among others.
Context & significance
For the Iranian diaspora, Pedarkhaandeh offers something rare: a chance to watch familiar faces — actors whose films and series have been household staples for decades — drop their scripted personas and compete unfiltered. Celebrity Mafia formats have proven enormously popular in Persian-language media because they exploit the audience's existing knowledge of each participant's public image, making every lie feel more loaded and every surprise reveal more satisfying. This show taps into a long tradition of group-deduction entertainment while grounding it in the warmth and familiarity of Iranian pop culture. Viewers abroad who grew up watching these performers in comedies, dramas, and social films will find genuine pleasure in seeing them under pressure in an entirely different kind of performance.
Where & how to watch
Pedarkhaandeh is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. No Persian dubbing or subtitles are listed for this title. Stream it on your TV, computer, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.