Director: Bahadour Asadi
Cast: Majid Vasheghani, Pouria Poursorkh, Houman Bargh Navard, Ezzat Mehravaraan, Maryam Masoumi
Recovery is a 2019 Iranian drama series directed by Bahadour Asadi, following three colleagues at a magazine — Babak, Soheil, and Masoud — who share the pressures of modern life and quietly conspire to escape their daily routines for a few days, free from family obligations and the weight of responsibility.
What is Recovery about?
Babak edits a magazine and counts two coworkers, Soheil and Masoud, among his closest allies. All three men are quietly suffocating under the demands of domestic life, jobs that grind, and obligations that never seem to pause. When frustration reaches a tipping point, the trio hatch an informal plan: a short break, just a few days, no family, no schedule, no one to answer to. What begins as an impulsive bid for freedom soon forces each man to reckon with the things he was actually trying to leave behind — his habits, his relationships, and his sense of who he is without the familiar roles he plays every day.
Cast & crew
The series features Majid Vasheghani, Pouria Poursorkh, Houman Bargh Navard, Ezzat Mehravaraan, and Maryam Masoumi in its principal roles. Director Bahadour Asadi draws character-driven performances from a cast well-versed in Iranian television drama, grounding the comedy-tinged premise in recognizable emotional truth rather than broad farce.
Context & significance
Iranian workplace and domestic comedies have long resonated with diaspora audiences because they reflect a specific social reality: the pressure on men to perform competence at work and contentment at home simultaneously. Recovery lands squarely in that tradition, using the magazine office as a microcosm for modern Iranian middle-class life. For viewers living abroad, the series offers a familiar portrait of the friendships and small rebellions that sustain people through routine — humor as a survival strategy. Its 2019 production year places it in a period of renewed creative energy in Iranian television drama, when character-focused ensemble storytelling was gaining ground.
Where & how to watch
Recovery is available to stream on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Watch on the web browser, a TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching and cancel anytime.