Director: Siroos Moghaddam
Cast: Dariush Arjmand, Farhad Aslani, Shahab Hosseini, Mitra Hajjar, Parvaneh Massoumi
Police Javan is a 2002 Iranian crime-drama series directed by Siroos Moghaddam, following a young officer who enters the police academy after his judge father is murdered under suspicious circumstances — driven by grief, love, and a hunger for justice.
What is Police Javan about?
Younes grows up in the shadow of a father he respects deeply: a courthouse judge whose life ends under circumstances that raise more questions than they answer. When the engagement ceremony that was supposed to mark a new chapter collapses — and heartbreak compounds grief — Younes channels everything into the police academy. Over years of grinding fieldwork, he rises to the rank of detective lieutenant. Yet every case he handles pulls him closer to the buried truth about his father's death. What he uncovers along the way forces him to reckon with a system he signed up to protect, and with ties of loyalty far more complicated than any file on his desk.
Cast & crew
Director Siroos Moghaddam is a veteran of Iranian television drama with a career spanning decades. The ensemble features Dariush Arjmand and Farhad Aslani as prominent male leads, alongside Shahab Hosseini — who would later earn international recognition — plus Mitra Hajjar, Parvaneh Massoumi, Merila Zare'i, and Naeimeh Nezamdoost rounding out the cast.
Context & significance
When Police Javan aired in 2002, procedural crime series were still finding their footing in Iranian broadcasting. The show broke from lighter family fare by centering a protagonist shaped by personal trauma rather than institutional duty alone, giving viewers a character-driven lens on law enforcement. For diaspora audiences, the series offers an early window into how Iranian television was beginning to grapple with corruption, grief, and the moral cost of justice — themes that remain resonant for Persian-speaking communities who grew up watching IRIB dramas and now seek them abroad. The pacing reflects the serialised weekly rhythm of early-2000s Iranian TV, rewarding patient viewers.
Where & how to watch
Police Javan is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. No VPN is required and there is no geo-blocking — you can stream on a web browser, a TV device, or a phone. Subscribe and cancel anytime.