Director: Amanda Brotchie, Sally Wainwright
Cast: Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore
Riot Women is a 2025 British drama series directed by Amanda Brotchie and Sally Wainwright, following a group of middle-aged women who band together to form a punk-rock act and take on a local talent competition — discovering far more about themselves and each other than any trophy could ever represent.
What is Riot Women about?
When a handful of women in their forties and fifties find themselves at a crossroads — overlooked by society, underestimated by the people around them — they stumble into an unlikely solution: starting a punk-rock band from scratch. None of them are professional musicians, and that is precisely the point. The series charts their chaotic rehearsals, fractured friendships, old grievances, and the gradual, messy process of learning to be heard. A local talent contest becomes the unlikely stage on which these women begin to reclaim their voices, their confidence, and their sense of self. The journey is bumpy, funny, and deeply human.
Cast & crew
The ensemble is led by Joanna Scanlan, one of British television's most versatile character actors, alongside Rosalie Craig, known for her acclaimed stage work, and the reliably sharp Tamsin Greig. Lorraine Ashbourne and Amelia Bullmore round out the core band, each bringing distinct comic and dramatic weight to the group dynamic.
Context & significance
Riot Women arrives at a moment when stories centred on women over forty — their ambitions, frustrations, and late-life reinventions — are finally getting serious airtime. For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers, many of whom navigated their own radical life pivots after emigration, the series' theme of starting over and refusing to be invisible carries particular resonance. The punk-rock backdrop gives the show an energetic, irreverent texture, but underneath it is a warm, emotionally literate portrait of friendship and second chances. The series is available with Persian subtitles on K-Time, so viewers can follow every lyric and every argument with ease.
Where & how to watch
Riot Women is available on K-Time with Persian subtitles. Stream on the web or on your TV or phone — no extra download, no VPN, no geo-blocking. Subscription is straightforward and you can cancel anytime.